Fenland Infrastructure Delivery Plan February 2016

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Fenland Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP)

February 2016

Contents

Section Page

1. Introduction 3

2. What is meant by Infrastructure? 6

3. Evidence Background 8

4. Infrastructure Requirements and Constraints 9

Highways and Transport 10 Road Network 10 Rail Based Transport 12 Cycle and Walking Improvements 13 Car Parking 13 Public Transport and Buses 13 Waterways 13 Market Town Transport Strategies 13

Utilities Infrastructure 15 Water Supply 15 Waste Water 16 Electricity 18 Gas 18 Broadband 18 Flood Risk Management Provision 19

Social and Community Infrastructure 21 Health and Elderly Care Provision 21 Education Provision 21 Community Facilities 25 Culture and Heritage Attractions 25 Emergency Services 26

Open Space and Green Infrastructure 27

5. Potential Funding and Delivery Options 28

6. Monitoring 33

7. Report Summary and Recommendations 33

8. Infrastructure Delivery Schedule 34

1 Introduction

1.1 The purpose of the Fenland Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) is to outline the key infrastructure requirements needed or desired to support growth in Fenland up to 2031. The IDP will help to coordinate infrastructure provision and ensure that funding and delivery timescales are closely aligned to those in the Local Plan. It is a living document which will be updated regularly to incorporate changes in project progress or the availability of funding.

1.2 This IDP supersedes the Fenland IDP adopted in February 2013. The previous document mainly set out the high level strategic infrastructure required to support the adoption of the Local Plan. With an adopted plan (May 2014) now in place this updated IDP seeks to provide a basis for the delivery of the policies in that plan. Together with the Council’s adopted Developer Contributions SPD (February 2015), the IDP will be a key tool to aid delivery of infrastructure on the ground during the plan period. The IDP was considered and adopted by Full Council on 25th February 2016.

1.3 The document draws on detailed infrastructure plans and strategies from a wide range of Council services as well as external infrastructure providers to identify what, how and when infrastructure will be delivered. It uses existing published sources as well as and more up-to-date information where this is known. In addition it includes the views of parish, town and district councils as to their priorities for providing infrastructure as part of any growth which comes forward.

1.4 The aim is not to include every infrastructure project being planned in Fenland or to provide a list of all funding opportunities; the primary role of the IDP is to set out the infrastructure projects necessary to help deliver the key policies in the Fenland Local Plan 2014. It therefore does not include all specific on-site requirements – these will be agreed through Broad Concept Plans and master plans and delivered through particular development schemes.

1.5 The Infrastructure Delivery Schedule which forms part of the IDP provides a list of known projects relevant to the delivery of growth and the key policies in the Local Plan, most particularly the proposed urban extensions in and around the four market towns of Chatteris, March, Whittlesey and Wisbech. Where the known infrastructure is essential for the delivery of an urban extension this is described as ‘Critical’. Other infrastructure identified in the schedule is not essential to the delivery of the Local Plan but will assist in providing sustainable growth throughout the District. Further details are provided in Section 8.

1.6 The list in the schedule however is not finite or exhaustive and other infrastructure elements may also be required which are not currently specifically identified. Nonetheless the schedule should provide a basis to allow councillors, officers, agents, developers and the wider public to gain an initial idea of what key infrastructure will be required to help deliver the growth in the district during the plan period to 2031.

Role of this document

The IDP seeks to:

 Identify infrastructure needs and costs (including where possible phasing of development, funding sources and responsibilities for delivery);  Improve lines of communication between key delivery agencies and the Council, including identifying opportunities for integrated and more efficient service delivery and better use of assets;  Be a ‘live’ document that will be used as a tool for guiding and coordinating the delivery of infrastructure;  Not cover all site specific items of infrastructure such as new road and cycle networks within new development sites etc. Many of these will be picked up through master planning and pre-application discussions.

1.7 This IDP has two main roles. Its principal role is to support Policy LP13 of the Local Plan – “Supporting and Managing the Impact of a Growing District”. The Local Plan was adopted in May 2014 and accords with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF)1 by identifying key items of infrastructure required to implement the objectives and policies in the Plan.

1.8 The NPPF states at paragraph 162 that:

Local planning authorities should work with other authorities and providers to:  assess the quality and capacity of infrastructure for transport, water supply, wastewater and its treatment, energy (including heat), telecommunications, utilities, waste, health, social care, education, flood risk and coastal change management, and its ability to meet forecast demands; and  take account of the need for strategic infrastructure including nationally significant infrastructure within their areas.

1.9 The second main role is to identify and inform other corporate strategies and decisions relating to investment across Fenland. Through identifying where infrastructure is required the Council and other service providers, developers and communities are able to plan, fund and coordinate with increased certainty for the growth as set out in the Local Plan. As Fenland is in a two tier area, the Council’s role in facilitating and securing the delivery of infrastructure will vary for different projects.

1.10 This IDP also seeks to identify funding mechanisms available for infrastructure delivery to inform capital planning and help infrastructure providers apply for funds from elsewhere. Where delivery is uncertain, the Council will be able to work with its partners to implement contingency measures to secure infrastructure to meet the needs of new development.

1.11 The Council has recently adopted (February 2015) a Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) which came into effect on 6th April 2015. The SPD sets out the Council’s approach for securing developer contributions from new developments that require planning permission and is available at the following link:

http://www.fenland.gov.uk/ChttpHandler.ashx?id=11473&p=0

1 http://communities.gov.uk/publications/planningandbuilding/nppf

1.12 As explained in the SPD the Council will carry out a regular review of the existing infrastructure provision in the district to determine where there are gaps to provision and where additional infrastructure is required to support new development which is provided in this updated IDP. The document therefore links closely with the SPD and sets out the current known infrastructure required to support the policies in the Local Plan. It is intended that the IDP document will be reviewed every two years with the schedule being updated annually as part of the Council’s Authorities Monitoring Report (AMR) process.

Structure of the IDP

1.13 There are three main sections to this document:

 First of all, a narrative exploring the infrastructure needs arising from the growth set out in the Local Plan.

 Secondly, potential funding mechanisms, viability and monitoring arrangements.

 Thirdly, a schedule of infrastructure projects, including responsibilities, broad phasing and approximate costs.

2 What is meant by ‘Infrastructure’?

2.1 Infrastructure is a commonly used word, often linked to specific types of infrastructure such as green infrastructure, soft or hard infrastructure, strategic infrastructure and community infrastructure. Looking towards a formal definition, Section 216 of the Planning Act 20082 provides a definition of infrastructure including a list of examples which are not intended to be comprehensive.

2.2 This definition therefore includes, but is not restricted to:

 Transport – Road, cycle / pedestrian facilities, rail, bus, travel management, waterways, port, car parking;

 Energy – Electricity and gas generation and provision;

 Water and Drainage – Water supply, waste water, drainage, flood defences;

 Waste Collection & Disposal;

 ICT Broadband and Wireless;

 Open Space – Including, for example parks, children’s play areas, sports pitches and courts, country parks & accessible natural green space;

 Education – Nursery and pre-school; primary, secondary; further education, higher education;

 Health – Hospitals; health centres/GP surgeries; public health and prevention;

 Community Services – Libraries, community centres, youth, social services/over-50s/support, police, fire & rescue, ambulance, cemeteries and crematoria, courts, prisons, hostels, places of worship, post offices, children’s centres; special needs and disability;

 Culture & Leisure – Museum/galleries, theatres / venues, cinemas, sports centres, swimming pools, events, festivals and town centre programmes, markets.

Items excluded from definition –

2 http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2008/29/section/216

2.3 Affordable Housing – whilst specified in the 2008 Act as an example of ‘infrastructure’, affordable housing is presently excluded from the definition by the CIL Regulations. For the purposes of this IDP, affordable housing is therefore not considered to be ‘infrastructure’. However, its importance in terms of the impact on the viability of development will be fully considered. Other supporting studies and evidence are also available in relation to housing need and affordable housing.

2.4 This plan seeks to give a broad overview of the infrastructure required to deliver the planned growth in the Local Plan and the agencies involved in its delivery. Where known it sets out an approximate figure for cost, likely timing, and also looks at potential funding mechanisms. It does not supersede the original source evidence documents unless the information has been superseded since first publication and seeks to pull together the key recommendations and infrastructure requirements.

3 Evidence Background

3.1 The primary evidence for this report is based on a number of sources. The policies in the Fenland Local Plan 2014 and accompanying Sustainability Appraisal identify a number of broad areas of infrastructure provision. Local plan policies were informed by the Fenland Neighbourhood Planning Vision (FNPV) work. In 2010, Fenland District Council commissioned consultants Aecom to produce the FNPV to explore growth scenarios to underpin the emerging Local Plan. Through this comprehensive work two reports have been published. The second of these reports – Stage 23 - considered the implementation of growth scenarios with a strong emphasis on engagement with key infrastructure providers.

3.2 Other background studies such as Market Town Transport Studies, Water Cycle Studies and Surface Water Management Plans have also been used to provide the most recent available information. This “live” IDP document will be updated as further information becomes available.

3.3 Comments related to infrastructure provision that were received through the Local Plan consultations (2011-13) have also been considered to ensure that any issues are identified and fully considered.

3.4 Steering meetings and workshops with key infrastructure providers were completed through the production of the FNPV to supplement quantitative data and provide a quality control of the findings. Key infrastructure providers were also present at steering groups for the production of evidence documents for the Local Plan.

3.5 Cambridgeshire County Council has had a significant input into the document; for instance in establishing up-to-date education and transport requirements. All parish and town councils have also been consulted to establish the needs they have identified to assist with new growth.

3.6 Through the combination of the above evidence sources this IDP has a comprehensive basis for understanding the infrastructure requirements needed to support the proposed level of growth in the district. The key findings are set out in the following section. A more detailed list is set out in the Infrastructure Delivery Schedule in Section 8.

3 http://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/1718/Fenland-Neighbourhood-Planning-Vision

4 Infrastructure Requirements and Constraints

4.1 Through the production of the FNPV a range of growth targets were tested to inform the production of the Local Plan. A baseline figure of 11,000 and a higher figure of 16,000 represented the ‘book ends’ of growth in the district to 2031. These book ends for growth were tested by identifying broad locations of growth.

4.2 The adopted Fenland Local Plan 2014 sets out that approximately 11,000 dwellings and 7,200 jobs are to be provided in the district in the plan period to 2031. It is estimated that the population in Fenland will be about 114,200 by 2031, an increase of about 19,000 over the plan period. As such, this IDP considers the infrastructure issues associated with these Local Plan targets and population forecasts.

4.3 The elderly population is likely to increase proportionately during the plan period which will put further pressure on service providers. Fenland already has high levels of obesity, low levels of exercise and healthy eating, high rates of road injuries and deaths, high levels of smoking and low male life expectancy compared to Cambridgeshire, the East of England and national averages. Infrastructure requirements will need to be considered against this background to ensure adequate provision.

4.4 The following sections set out a summary of the key infrastructure requirements by category to help deliver growth in a way that is well planned and sustainable.

PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Highways and Transport

Road Network

4.5 The key roads in the district are the A47 Trunk Road, A141, A142, A605 and A1101. These serve many functions beyond access for local and long distance journeys. They are for example essential for the local agricultural and food manufacturing industries that are reliant on road transport for the delivery of goods through freight and agricultural vehicles. With some very minor exceptions the roads through the district are all single carriageway.

4.6 The Local Plan seeks to take a comprehensive and co-ordinated approach to the transport impacts of growth. Policy LP15 promotes a sustainable transport network in Fenland that improves accessibility for everyone by all modes of travel. It provides a framework for the Council to seek transport improvements that will enhance travel choices and link the Market Towns and rural Villages. It aims to minimise the transport impact of new development, helping to make efficient and effective use of existing road capacity and increase the potential for alternatives to car travel.

4.7 The main growth in Fenland will be directed through the Local Plan by urban extensions to the four market towns where there is existing supporting infrastructure, or infrastructure capable of being expanded, which would allow sustainable movement such as the use of public transport, cycling and walking. Ensuring sustainably designed communities and areas of work will help minimise out-commuting, congestion, and associated carbon emissions.

4.8 Responsibility for transport infrastructure is divided between two main bodies:

4.9 Highways England is responsible for managing the motorway and trunk road network across the country. In Fenland, the principal role of Highways England is to ensure that the A47 can operate effectively and safely.

4.10 Cambridgeshire County Council is the Highways and Transport Authority for the county with responsibility for all other public highways. It is also responsible for the preparation of the Local Transport Plan (LTP) which includes transport policies and a five year programme of local transport improvements.

4.11 Fenland District Council also has some responsibilities through its ownership of public transport infrastructure such as car parks, bus shelters and street lighting together with Cambridgeshire County Council.

4.12 Evidence gathering including transport modelling has been undertaken to ensure that the impacts of growth on both the strategic and local network have been fully understood.

4.13 All major development proposals will be required to undertake a Transport Assessment to identify the specific impact of the development on the surrounding transport network and identify any measures that are required to fully mitigate that impact. Major development proposals will also be required to submit a Travel Plan which sets out how residents or employees of the development will be encouraged to travel using sustainable modes of transport.

Major Road Transport Schemes

4.14 For major road schemes initial evidence suggests that in order to mitigate the impacts of the proposed growth in Wisbech, upgrades to the A47 are likely to be required. Initial findings through detailed modelling work suggest that improvements will include A47 junctions at the B198 Lynn Road roundabout and the A47 / Broad End Road junction probably in the form of a new roundabout. The recently approved Broad Concept Plan for South Wisbech includes a new roundabout on the A47 between the B198 and A1101.

4.15 Away from the A47 other major road improvements to enable the full growth of Wisbech to occur are:

 New bridge and link connecting B198 Cromwell Road and A1101  New road linking Weasenham Lane to Cromwell Road  Changes at Freedom Bridge roundabout

This may involve a combination of transport management methods such as the introduction of traffic lights and junction improvements. Further details of specific mitigation projects will be available on completion of the Wisbech Access Study due by September 2016. For Wisbech there are three Trunk Road junctions with connection to Norfolk roads: - Lynn Road, Broad End Road and Elm High Road and the involvement of Norfolk County Council Highways will be required in assessing the detailed impact on these as a result of growth.

4.16 The March Area Transport Study has also raised issues concerning the A141/Hostmoor Avenue, B1101 High Street/Burrowmoor Road, B1101 Station Road/B1101 Broad Street, B1099 Dartford Road and the A141/B1099 Wisbech Road junctions. Improvements on these areas will be expected to be considered as part of major development schemes.

4.17 In March there is also a long term aspiration to achieve an eastern bypass incorporating an important third crossing of the river and the railway. It is acknowledged that such a bypass is not required in order to deliver the Local Plan growth identified for March, but there is strong local support for the scheme and funding sources to deliver it will be investigated on a regular basis.

4.18 As acknowledged in the adopted Whittlesey Market Town Transport Study (MTTS)4 one of the key pieces of infrastructure many local people would like to see for the town is a bypass that also provides access to the industrial area to the south of the town. Initial investigations into possible schemes suggest that even with utilising and upgrading existing roads to the south of the town and linking them together, a scheme would cost upwards of £30 million. The scheme is not required in the short term or to meet the Local Plan growth targets for Whittlesey. However, there is strong local support for the scheme and funding sources to deliver it will be investigated on a regular basis.

4 http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/transport/strategies/currenttransportplans/market_town/Whittlesey+Market+Town+ Transport+Strategy.htm

4.19 However, there is now an opportunity to achieve the replacement of the King’s Dyke level crossing with a bridge. Detailed plans are being formulated and funding is available with a projected cost of £15m. The closure of the crossing would bring about safety and operational / cost benefits for the railway and work is programmed to begin in 2016.

4.20 Chatteris has an adopted MTTS (2010) which identifies a number of projects, though none of these could be described as “strategic”. Nevertheless improved pedestrian and cycle crossings on the A141 and A142 could help reduce severance of outlying areas to the west and north from the remainder of the town.

Local Improvements to the Highway Network

4.21 Local improvements will be required across the district to manage the impacts of growth. Local improvements to the highway network will need to focus on capacity, accident clusters and pedestrian and cycle movements. While such improvements including traffic signals, junction improvements and traffic calming measures will be required to ensure the network is working efficiently, they are not considered to be of a scale that will prevent growth coming forward in the short – medium term. Local improvements will be delivered on a case by case basis as sites come forward, including through the Broad Concept Plans identified in Policy LP7 – Urban Extensions, of the Local Plan.

Rail Based Transport

4.22 Fenland has three railway stations located at March, Whittlesey (the station is named Whittlesea) and the village of Manea. All three stations sit on the route serving three rail services; Birmingham-Stansted, Liverpool-Norwich and Peterborough–Ipswich. Currently only limited services stop at both Whittlesea and Manea although these have been improved recently as part of the Fenland Rail Development Strategy and further enhancements are being explored. Greater Anglia is the current operator of the stations in Fenland.

4.23 The adopted Rail Development Strategy5 includes a range of rail improvements to help support growth in Fenland. Alongside ongoing efforts to improve the frequency of services at the three stations, the following key items of infrastructure are identified as necessary to help increase passenger numbers in Fenland.

 March – improvements to bus interchange facilities at March Station forecourt  Whittlesey – improvements to Whittlesea Station forecourt, parking and platforms  Manea – provision of car park near station

4.24 A further wider aspiration as set out in the Local Plan is the potential to reintroduce the March to Wisbech Rail Line. Feasibility studies are being undertaken to inform the requirements and viability of associated infrastructure that is likely to include a terminus with associated access, building and car park in/near town (Wisbech) and upgrade to terminus (March). The scheme is not a prerequisite to growth, but may bring additional benefits.

5 http://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/3489/Fenland-Rail-Development-Strategy-Consultation

Cycling and Walking Improvements

4.25 Fenland’s flat topography means that cycling and walking offers great potential to reduce car based travel, and if taken up widely, to help reduce congestion and carbon emissions while improving well-being and health. There is already a strong culture of cycling in and around Cambridge for journeys to work which can be encouraged in Fenland.

4.26 Improvements to sustainable transport choices such as cycling and walking will continue to be supported wherever possible with improvements and extensions to national, regional and local networks, particularly to link strategic locations of growth. Improving connectivity across the district, to/from home, shops, schools and areas of employment is important to increase sustainable travel. The adopted and emerging Market Town Transport Strategies include a large number of measures to boost cycling and walking.

Car Parking

4.27 A range of car parks can be found in the four market towns in Fenland most of which are Council owned6. The Council currently does not charge for car parking and there is no enforcement on such issues as short and long stay usage. The usage and capacity of car parks will be monitored to ensure that sufficient provision is in place to support growth.

4.28 Parking provision for business and other non-residential developments should be linked to the co-ordinated proposals for public transport, sustainable transport choices and accessibility improvements to reflect local circumstances. The Council’s parking standards are set out in Appendix A of the Local Plan.

Public Transport and Buses

4.29 Services can change depending on market demand. It will be expected through Policy LP15 that major developments complete a travel plan to encourage residents to travel using sustainable modes of transport. The Market Town Transport Strategies for each town suggest that some enhancements could be made to improve the use of public transport. There is also an aspiration to provide a public transport interchange at Guyhirn.

Waterways

4.30 There is a high level aspiration to provide a navigable link between waterways in Lincolnshire and Cambridgeshire which would go through the Fenland district area although no detailed plans have been considered and it is uncertain whether this will come to fruition and be commenced during the plan period to 2031.

Market Town Transport Strategies (MTTS)

4.31 There is currently an adopted Market Town Transport Strategy (MTTS) for each of the four market towns in Fenland. Each MTTS includes a programme of improvements including walking, cycling, public and community transport. An

6 http://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/2933/Car-Parking

action plan with a list of schemes to be delivered is included in each MTTS which can be found on Cambridgeshire County Council website at http://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/info/20006/travel_roads_and_parking/66/tra nsport_plans_and_policies/3

4.32 The status of each Market Town Transport Strategy in October 2015 is as follows:

 Chatteris MTTS – adopted June 2010  March MTTS – adopted May 2013  Wisbech MTTS – adopted November 2014  Whittlesey MTTS – adopted October 2012

Utilities

Utilities Infrastructure

4.33 The adequate provision of utilities infrastructure is essential for ensuring that all homes and businesses have a good supply of clean water, energy and access to the highest rates of communication technology. Services are provided by a range of public and private organisations.

Water Supply

4.34 Fenland’s water supply and the majority of its waste water treatment are supplied by Anglian Water Service (AWS) through a network of pipes, sewers, waste water treatment works and pumping stations. Some rural areas have their own private waste water disposal arrangements.

4.35 All water companies operate within a five year Asset Management Plan (AMP) period. The current plan covers 2015 – 2020 and is used to determine the level that can be charged to customers which is then used to fund investment programmes. These AMP’s are regulated by OFWAT (The Water Services Regulation Authority).

4.36 Fenland is located within the driest part of the UK and many of the key sources of water (rivers and aquifers) in Fenland are considered to be at their limits of abstraction before ecosystems reliant on them would be adversely affected; further abstraction and transfer in the future to support growth is therefore unlikely to be available. It is also predicted that climate change will further reduce available water resources7. Therefore other uses for water i.e. abstraction to irrigate crops, maintenance of navigation levels, prevention in the deterioration of water quality and waterborne biodiversity will also need to be considered particularly if climate change becomes reality.

4.37 The Stage 1 Outline WCS concluded that there are adequate demand control measures proposed and sufficient capacities in current water resource options managed by AWS within Fenland to cater for the demand for water created by growth. However, since then the Water Framework Directive legislation means that this may have implications for Anglian Water in that they may not have the spare capacity on their abstraction licences to continue to supply the growth that is forecast but this will be considered and resolved on a case by case basis. Although routine upgrades to the supply pipe network will be required in all settlements, the network will be capable of supporting additional growth. There is therefore currently no requirement for significant items of infrastructure for water supply to support the growth as proposed in Fenland.

4.38 Opportunities will be sought to work towards water neutrality in the district as outlined in the Stage 2a Water Cycle Study and set out in policy through Local Plan Policy ‘LP14 – Responding to Climate Change and Managing the Risk of Flooding in Fenland’. This will involve introducing a wide range of measures to reduce and reuse water both on an individual house and community scale. Further guidance on such measures can be found in the Water Cycle Study8.

7http://www.fenland.gov.uk/CHttpHandler.ashx?id=5878&p=0 8 Ibid.

4.39 Developers and all the relevant partners will be required to ensure that utilities infrastructure is resilient against flood risk and is developed in lower flood risk areas or suitably mitigate against flood risk.

Waste Water

a) Water Recycling Centres (WRC) – formally known as Waste Water Treatment Works (WWTWs)

4.40 The Stage 2a Water Cycle Study identifies that improvements at the March, West Walton (serving Wisbech), Whittlesey and Doddington WRCs will be required in order to accommodate the growth and to ensure that the increased wastewater flow discharged does not impact on the current quality of the receiving watercourses, their associated ecological sites, and also to ensure that the watercourses can still meet with legislative requirements (as regulated by the Environment Agency).

4.41 The Stage 2a Water Cycle Study concluded that to accommodate the proposed growth in the district upgrades to four WRCs will be required: West Walton, Doddington, Whittlesey and March.

4.42 The Stage 2a Water Cycle Study evidence concludes that for both West Walton and Doddington, improvements to the treatment works can be completed subject to approval through the service provider’s asset management programme. In these locations phasing requirements may be required if high rates of growth are experienced before improvements are online. Developers will need to contact AWS early in the development of their proposals for up to date information on capacity in these areas. For the Doddington WRC this is highlighted in Policy LP3 of the Local Plan.

4.43 Whittlesey and March both have additional complications that will need to be resolved before upgrades can be agreed, but these are not considered to be major obstacles to growth.

4.44 Whittlesey WRC is currently considered to be operating ‘at capacity’ and will not be able to treat additional flows until upgrades are in place. These upgrades are limited by the capacity in the receiving water course that is managed by the Middle Level Commissioners. The direct discharge into the MLC system, both from this WRC as well as other sources will require its consent. Where any WRC discharges into other water body systems the consent of the authority responsible for that system will also be required.

4.45 Ongoing discussions are taking place between AWS and the MLC to establish a solution to this issue. Until an agreement has been reached, which is considered highly likely to be achieved, phasing of development in Whittlesey may be required.

4.46 There is currently uncertainty regarding the discharge consent for March. The Water Cycle Study concluded that, based on the information that is currently available, upgrades to the WRC in March are likely to need to go beyond Anglian Water’s conventionally applied technology in order to meet the current consent limit. However, ongoing discussions between AWS and the Environment Agency are being undertaken to establish further options. Any

solution is likely to be in place post 2015, which may lead to the requirement for limited phasing – dependent on the rate of growth.

4.47 Additional WRC infrastructure will be required in the plan period for the growth towns of Whittlesey, March and Wisbech. Ongoing discussions with Anglian Water, Environment Agency and Middle Level Commissioners alongside the implementation of Policy LP13 will ensure timely delivery of this supporting infrastructure. See the Stage 2a Water Cycle Study for further information.

4.48 WRC upgrades where required to provide for additional growth are wholly funded by Anglian Water through its Asset Management Plan. Any planned upgrades to water recycling centres would need to be identified in Anglian Water’s Business Plan which is prepared every 5 years and approved by OFWAT.

b) Foul Sewerage Network

4.49 Anglian Water is responsible for the foul sewerage network in the main towns but there are a number of locally managed sewer and waste treatment facilities in the rural areas. The foul sewerage network comprises the pipes, pumping stations etc that takes foul water from dwellings and businesses to the WRC. Many of these pipes have been in place for many years and will therefore need upgrading to cope with additional flows resulting from growth. Failure to provide adequate capacity in the sewerage network will increase the risk of foul water flooding and pollution events.

4.50 The Stage 2a Water Cycle Study highlights that significant improvements are required to the sewerage network in all four of the Market Towns in Fenland:

 Wisbech – All proposed growth areas will require improvements to the sewerage network whilst locations to the south and west of the town are likely to require new mains.  March – locations to the south and west are likely to require new mains.  Chatteris – locations to the south of the town are likely to require new mains.  Whittlesey – locations to the east of the town are likely to require new mains.

4.51 The strategic approach to growth allows larger network improvements such as new mains to be included in master planning of the urban extensions and other large sites from an early stage. There are also opportunities to increase the capacity of the existing network through, for example, removing surface water from combined sewers.

4.52 Such network improvements will become necessary as development comes forward and will largely be funded by the developer in negotiations with AWS. Network improvements will not therefore present a constraint to growth, but may require phasing of specific sites.

4.53 Foul network improvements (on-site and off-site) are generally funded/part funded through developer contribution via the relevant sections of the Water Industry Act 1991. The cost and extent of the required network improvement are investigated and determined when Anglian Water is approached by a developer and an appraisal is carried out. There are a number of payment

options available to developers. Options include deducting the revenue that will be raised from the newly connected dwellings (through the household wastewater charges) over a period of twelve years off the capital cost of the network upgrades. The developer then pays the outstanding sum directly to Anglian Water.

Electricity

4.54 Electricity in the district is distributed by UK Power Networks (formerly EDF Energy Networks). Two power stations are located just beyond the Fenland District Boundary in Kings Lynn and Peterborough, but the district is supplied from the Walpole Grid, to the north of Wisbech.

4.55 UK Power Networks has advised that the most significant issues regarding electricity infrastructure are for March and Wisbech. Each is likely to require upgrades to the primary substations.

4.56 Upgrades to the Chatteris substation and existing 33kV network will be required in the medium to long term. Whittlesey has no requirement for upgrades against the proposed growth scenario.

4.57 Re-enforcement of the 11kV and 400V networks may also be required but these will be assessed against specific development proposals and in negotiation with developers.

4.58 The UK Power Networks’ business plan recognises the upgrades required to March and Wisbech by 2020, but new developments may still be required to contribute to the cost of these upgrades. If the growth results from a number of smaller developments the cost of provision would normally be met by UK Power Networks. If, however, the increase in demand is due to a single large development, any upgrades are likely to be partially funded by the developer.

Gas

4.59 Information provided by National Grid highlights that there could be pressure on the current gas distribution and transmission systems. There could be some supply constraints on the Low Pressure and Medium Pressure systems throughout the district which would require upgrading to accommodate the growth proposals. Further details will be available as part of specific development proposals. Liaison between the Council and National Grid will therefore be important to establishing whether any upgrades will present a constraint to a specific site or location.

Broadband and Telecommunications

4.60 Broadband is becoming an essential part of life for communities, public services and businesses, which increasingly depend on quick, reliable access to the Internet. Also, broadband speeds are increasingly becoming a more important factor when purchasing residential property.

4.61 Apart from the large conurbations of Cambridge and Peterborough, the Cambridgeshire area is mostly a rural county meaning that a large number of settlements within the hinterlands of these cities are dispersed and often have a poor legacy of road, rail and first generation broadband infrastructure and therefore access to services and information. This is particularly prevalent in Fenland where the majority of businesses and households in areas with poor Internet speeds are those in our small towns and rural communities.

Aligning with the broadband delivery plan developed by a county-wide project team, ‘Connecting Cambridgeshire’ is building the foundations from which Fenland’s economy will grow, develop and prosper, where businesses can communicate and exchange information more easily with suppliers and customers, create better and more efficient public service delivery and fundamentally deliver the capability for greater community interaction.

4.62 Connecting Cambridgeshire is working to ensure businesses, residents and public services can make the most of opportunities offered by a fast-changing digital world. The overall approach to the project is to drive economic growth, help rural communities to thrive, improve health and well-being, and make it easier for people to get online and access public services.

4.63 The programme is designed to improve the broadband, mobile and Wi-Fi coverage, whilst supporting online skills, business growth and technological innovation to meet future digital challenges across Cambridgeshire.

4.64 The current programme for the majority of Fenland parishes is now complete, but almost all will have more to come in the newly announced extension programme, which is due to roll out starting in 2016. The areas which will benefit from the extension programme are: March, Benwick, Chatteris, Doddington, Elm, Gorefield, Leverington, Newton, Parson Drove, Tydd St Giles, Whittlesey, Wimblington, Wisbech, and Wisbech St Mary.

4.65 Other forms of telecommunication such as appropriate new masts may also be required to ensure that ‘not spots’ are eliminated and coverage enhanced to ensure that 4G is the norm throughout the area.

Flood Risk Management Provision

4.66 The largest rivers running through the area are the River Nene and Great Ouse/Bedford River.

4.67 The Environment Agency (EA) has responsibility for the flood risk management of ‘main rivers’ in England and Wales including the provision, improvement and maintenance of flood defences along maintained river channels, raised embankments, floodwalls and culverts. In addition there are other infrastructure schemes undertaken by the Middle Level Commissioners, IDBs and other RMAs to protect existing and facilitate new appropriate development and growth within the FDC area and beyond. . 4.68 The topography of the district is flat and low lying, with large areas of the landscape dominated by a network of drainage channels managed by Internal Drainage Boards (IDBs). These channels are crucial to maintain the system of agriculture and to prevent flooding to existing developments. Outside of the IDB areas Cambridgeshire County Council as the Local Lead Flood Authority

(LLFA) is responsible in the main for the coordination of flood risk management of ordinary water courses.

4.69 Fenland District has significant areas which lie within the fluvial and/or tidal flood zone, with the market towns of Wisbech, March, Whittlesey and Chatteris and many smaller settlements being located on ‘islands’ of higher ground above the fens. The district is mostly pumped drained, and is reliant on flood defences to minimise flood risk to the existing development and agricultural land. Due to the historical drainage of the area, the majority of the land now lies below the higher level arterial drainage channels, creating a significant residual risk if these defences were to be breached or overtopped.

4.70 The River Nene and Great Ouse Catchment Flood Management Plans (CFMPs)9 are high level strategic plans that identify future flood risk management policies and these are to be replaced in due course by the emerging Anglian River Basin Flood Risk Management Plan (FRMP). For the CFMPs, through an appraisal process ‘Policy Option 4’ has been selected in both plans for The Fens. Policy Option 4 is defined as “take further action to sustain the current scale of flood risk into the future, for example local actions – improve existing flood defences to make sure the current standard of protection is maintained”10.

4.71 Flood defence improvements and floodwall reconstruction in Wisbech have recently been completed and will contribute towards the ongoing flood protection of the town up to a 1 in 200 (0.5%) chance in a year event level of protection. Developments to the west of the town will need to provide strategic landscaping and flood risk mitigation to ensure that land uses vulnerable to flood risk are protected as recognised in Policy LP8 – Wisbech of the Local Plan.

4.72 On site Flood Risk Management Measures possibly included as part of green infrastructure provision and Sustainable Drainage Systems (SUDs) may also be required in other locations as appropriate, and should form part of the master plan for development schemes.

4.73 Other infrastructure delivery aspects should also take account of flood risk. For example, through opportunities to provide safe evacuation routes or detailed design help to ensure that new or improved infrastructure does not increase flood risk to third parties. New road networks have the ability to contribute towards evacuation during floods. However, they must be designed so as to not direct flood flows.

4.74 Under the terms of the Water Resources Act 1991, prior written consent of the Environment Agency is required for any proposed works or structures, in, under, over or within 9 metres of the top of the bank/foreshore of any watercourse, designated a ‘main river’ or tidal/sea defence.

9 http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/cy/ymchwil/cynllunio/114303.aspx 10 ibid.

SOCIAL AND COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE

Context

4.75 Fenland’s social and community infrastructure provides a range of essential services that help to ensure development of balanced sustainable communities.

Health and Elderly Care Provision

4.76 There is no acute hospital provision within the district and residents use the main hospitals in Peterborough, Huntingdon, Cambridge, and King’s Lynn for acute treatment. It is therefore highly unlikely that a major new hospital including new acute accommodation will be required as part of the growth in the district.

4.77 However, other more localised forms of health care, including the continued use of the Community Hospitals in Wisbech and Doddington as well as premises for doctors, dentists and community health services will be required.

4.78 Health care provision is currently funded and coordinated by NHS England and the Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Overall the commissioning of health care is clinically led. The responsibility for the health of the population rests with the Health and Well-being Board which is part of Cambridgeshire County Council with District Council membership. The Board is responsible for developing a Health Strategy for Cambridgeshire.

4.79 Health infrastructure can be delivered in a number of different ways and the Council acknowledges that it will need to work closely with the commissioning organisations, the Health and Well Being Board and key health providers to develop and implement an infrastructure strategy that is cost effective, has the flexibility of service provision, and is deliverable. Developer contributions will be an essential part of this strategy.

4.80 Given the shift in provision of NHS care towards a more personalised, easy to access and community based approach, the housing growth within Fenland is not expected to generate the need for any additional bed space within the County’s main District General hospitals. Whilst capital costs for hospitals are likely to be minimal, there will be revenue costs and potentially capital costs for acute care and care homes.

4.81 In addition to this, there will need to be the expansion and development of new or existing GP surgeries, dentists and pharmacies. These will be required in line with population growth and are partly to be delivered as part of master planning of strategic urban extensions.

Developers must ensure that the development of more vulnerable infrastructure is directed away from flood risk areas or can mitigate against flood depths.

Education Provision

4.82 The Local Plan requires that new development within the District is supported by adequate social infrastructure including a range of educational facilities to

meet the needs of all its population. Policy LP3 focuses development on the Market Towns which offer the best access to existing and new education facilities.

4.83 The education services within Fenland are provided by Cambridgeshire County Council, which has the following statutory responsibilities:–

 To secure sufficient, accessible, flexible and affordable childcare to enable parents to work or to undertake education or training which could lead to employment;  To secure free early years education provision for all 3 and 4 year olds and those 2 year olds who meet nationally set eligibility criteria, for 15 hours a week, 38 weeks a year. Statutory responsibility in respect of primary and secondary includes:  To provide a school place for every child living in the local child support agency (LCSA) area of responsibility who is of school age and whose parents want their child educated in the state funded sector including securing a sufficiency of provision for children with special educational needs (SEN) including those with complex SEN who require special school provision;  To adopt a strategic role, with a duty to promote choice, diversity and fair access to school provision.  To secure sufficient suitable education and training opportunities to meet the reasonable needs of all young people in the LCSA area, and for young people who wish to travel into their area (young people are defined as those over compulsory school age (16), but under 19, or aged 19-25 and subject to a learning difficulty assessment).

Early Years and Childcare

4.84 All new primary schools will need to include provision for early years and childcare in addition to services for children and families.

Primary Schools

4.85 According to the pupil forecasts undertaken by the County Council there is currently no existing spare capacity in Wisbech and March for Primary Schools.

4.86 In Chatteris and Whittlesey there is currently a balance between demand and the number of places available, although the schools are coming under increasing pressure as pupil numbers continue to rise. Additional primary school provision will therefore be required in all Fenland’s market towns as part of growth proposals. It is expected that primary school provision will be delivered through the master planning of strategic growth proposals, in accordance with Policy LP7 – Urban Extensions.

4.87 Cross boundary working on the delivery of education provision in and around Wisbech will be required due to the planned housing earmarked in Norfolk in Emneth/Walsoken (adjacent to Wisbech) for 550 dwellings, which lies within the administrative boundary of King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council. Any new education facility/school will need to have regard to wider housing growth outside of the District and indicate that discussion/s have taken place with the neighbouring local education authority (Norfolk County Council) regarding the delivery of education provision.

Secondary Schools

4.88 The greatest pupil pressures will be from housing growth, but also from the existing larger primary school cohorts ageing through the school system, which are predominantly in the Wisbech / March area. Housing growth in March will mean that Neale-Wade Community College will fill from within its own catchment area. This will restrict the current pattern of parental preference under which a number of parents in Wisbech choose to send their children to Neale-Wade. This trend, coupled with higher rates of house building in Wisbech, suggests that new secondary school provision should be made in the Wisbech / March area to ensure that the County Council can meet the overall demand for secondary school places arising from growth which is likely to require a site of around 8ha.

4.89 This will also include demand from new developments adjacent to Wisbech but which are located within the Norfolk County Council area. As with primary education cross boundary working on the delivery of secondary provision in and around Wisbech will be required with Norfolk County Council.

Higher Education

4.90 There is no higher education facility within the district although the College of West Anglia (CWA) is the main education provider for 16-19 year olds in an area that includes Fenland, King’s Lynn and West Norfolk, and Breckland districts. In Fenland this is supplemented by the existing and expanding post- 16 offer in the community colleges. CWA also offers a number of degree courses at campuses located outside the district. CWA brings approximately £30 million of central government funding into the region for training annually. Ofsted judge the College to be “Good” (January 2013) and overall FE and Train to Gain success rates are in excess of 80% and over 70% for apprenticeships.11

4.91 In the recent past the CWA buildings on the Isle Campus in Wisbech have been recognised to be in a poor condition. It had previously been intended that CWA would relocate the Wisbech campus to a site near March. However, despite the project being well advanced it had to be cancelled as a result of the withdrawal of previously approved capital funding from the Learning and Skills Council.

4.92 Nonetheless, in addition to a £6.5 million investment from Cambridgeshire County Council to develop an office facility within Wisbech, a further £5 million was granted as a contribution to the construction of an engineering block on the Wisbech site, replacing the existing block (Block H) that fronts Ramnoth Road. This is being combined with £1.5 million investment from Fenland District Council and additional funding from CWA. The works are completed and the new engineering block now provides considerable benefit to the local community, alleviating some of the pressures facing CWA, and demonstrates CWA’s long term investment in Wisbech. In addition CWA has now invested further in the modernisation of significant parts of the Wisbech campus.

11 http://www.ofsted.gov.uk/inspection-reports/find-inspection-report/provider/ELS/130763

4.93 In terms of additional impact of growth, based on the levels of housing growth shown in this report, and the consequent changes in population, there is no demand for significant additional further and higher education facilities across Fenland but this does not imply that there is no need for the continued improvement and gradual expansion of the FE offer.

Community Facilities

4.94 Community facilities create opportunities for community interaction and cohesion and help build a sense of place. They can inspire learning, support skills and personal development as well as promote health and mental well being.

4.95 Library services in the district are provided by Cambridgeshire County Council and include a mobile library service for the villages. Leisure facilities are provided in the main by Fenland District Council. Community space can be the responsibility of a range of providers including the county, district, town and parish councils.

4.96 Across the four market towns there is a need for additional community space. Wisbech and March require additional library facilities, and both March and Whittlesey require additional sports courts.

4.97 An Indoor Sports Facility Strategy and Playing Pitch Strategy are currently being prepared for the Council by consultants and will be published later in 2016. Any up-to-date requirements for sports facilities and pitches will be highlighted and if a need is identified should be read alongside this IDP.

4.98 Investment in the George Campbell Leisure Centre in March is currently progressing as part of the Council’s Leisure Strategy 2013-2018. The Leisure Strategy considers future leisure provision and funding throughout the district, including the provision of formal sports facilities. Should a shortfall of provision be identified in the district through evidence based studies any requirements will be included in future updates of the IDP.

4.99 Within rural areas, infrastructure such as village halls, reduced speed limits in village locations, improved leisure facilities, and mobile libraries are particularly important and whether S106 contributions can be achieved will depend on the type and scale of the proposal although other funding methods may also be available.

Cultural and Heritage Attractions

4.100 Fenland benefits from having a range of cultural and heritage attractions such as the North Brink, Crescent and Peckover House in Wisbech. The distinctive Fen landscape with activities such as fishing, bird watching and walking also increasingly attracts visitors to the area.

4.101 Policies in the Local Plan ensure that the district’s heritage and cultural assets will be protected and enhanced over the plan period and further opportunities will be sought to improve the cultural and heritage offer in the area.

4.102 A growth in tourism and culture will require a sufficient mix of tourist accommodation, balanced across the district, to meet the full range of budgets. Both quality hotels and other types of accommodation will be required to provide a choice for tourists and visitors.

Emergency Services

4.103 There is no capital requirements for ambulance or fire provision associated with the growth target. However, while the scale of growth does not trigger new capital requirements, it is possible that the distribution of growth may require these services to reorganise their operations within the district to ensure that statutory response times are met. This may involve exploring opportunities for co-location with other facilities, such as doctor’s surgeries, where appropriate.

Open Space and Green Infrastructure

4.104 Green Infrastructure is the network of natural and man-made features such as open spaces, woodlands, meadows, footpaths, waterways and historic parks, which help to define and to link the communities, villages, towns and cities of Cambridgeshire with each other and to the surrounding landscape.

4.105 The Cambridgeshire Green Infrastructure Strategy12 was completed in 2011 and was designed to assist in shaping and co-ordinating the delivery of Green Infrastructure in the county in order to provide social, environmental and economic benefits now and in the future.

4.106 Parts of the district have relatively limited access to Green Infrastructure and in some settlements there is a recognised deficiency in open space provision. Quality varies and the type of provision does not always match community needs. The Council’s current adopted Open Space standards are set out in Appendix B of the Local Plan. New open space will be sought through the master planning of strategic sites, as well as on-site or an off-site contribution or provision for smaller sites. Within rural areas in particular opportunities exist to provide new community woodlands.

4.107 As identified in the Green Infrastructure Strategy, there is an aspiration for a country park in Fenland. This would help meet the requirements for a strategic area of open space in the district. Opportunities will therefore be sought to deliver an area of strategic open space in the district, with the most likely location at March as set out in Policy LP9 of the Local Plan. The ownership and responsibility of Estover Road Playing Fields has recently passed to March Town Council, and it is intended that additional and upgraded sports facilities will be provided on the site.

12 http://www.cambridgeshirehorizons.co.uk/our_challenge/GIS.aspx

5 Potential Funding and Delivery Options

5.1 The identification of infrastructure requirements is only the beginning of the process. The challenge is to ensure that there is a reasonable prospect of infrastructure actually being delivered. A key part of this is identifying potential funding sources.

5.2 Stage 3 of the FNPV set out a number of funding and delivery options for infrastructure. The FNPV recognised the challenging economic climate and acknowledged that development investment finance will be limited in the short to medium term. As a result, the development of off-site infrastructure needs to be considered in terms of a wider and more innovative set of funding mechanisms. These mechanisms will not be restricted to Fenland District Council alone. Fenland will need to work closely with partners and agencies to explore options for the funding of infrastructure. Neighbourhood strategies as well as bids to the LEP, other Government funds and the European Union may well affect funding and assist to deliver local infrastructure.

5.3 The Council is not proposing to introduce a Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) for the time being due to viability constraints although the situation will be reviewed towards the end of 2017 / early 2018. Instead there will be a reliance on S106 contributions to make a part or total contribution to infrastructure provision. However, a funding gap may still exist in some circumstances.

5.4 There are a number of realistic options which will be relevant to the Council in helping to bridge the funding gap. These cover three broad areas:

1) Cash and Funds – funding from sources of ‘investment capital’, including grant funding and commercial finance, potentially delivered through a joint venture mechanism; 2) Assets – funding sources that arise from capturing an increase in land value; and, 3) Fiscal – funding that comes from the application of development taxes / levies or from main stream fiscal tools (for example business rates).

The details of these are set out briefly below:

1) Cash and Funds

Prudential Borrowing (Public Works Loan Board or ‘PWLB’)

5.5 This is the main direct funding source for local authorities for infrastructure associated with development and is generally perceived as a relatively cheap form of financing.

5.6 It is also an efficient option to implement as the obligations fall predominately on the local authority to ensure it has properly assessed affordability. As such the Council recognises it as a good opportunity for further consideration depending on corporate priorities.

5.7 The Council currently has some loans with the PWLB. In these instances funds have been set aside to repay the loans, thereby removing the annual revenue cost of servicing the debt. The Council is keenly aware that the key issue will

be whether the debt costs can be covered but, subject to modelling on implications and affordability on a case by case basis, PWLB may be a potential funding option for both Fenland District Council and Cambridgeshire County Council.

New Homes Bonus (NHB)

5.8 This Government scheme matches council tax with central government funds for every new home built (or brought back into use) for six years in a local authority’s area.13

5.9 The scheme commenced in financial year 2011-12, and redistributes a portion of Formula Grant on the basis of housing delivery. As a result there will be no additional long term cost implications for central government.

5.10 Since 2011 approximately £1.5m has been received by the Council for NHB (5 years cumulative from 2011-12). It is estimated that future payments are likely to be approximately £350K per annum making a cumulative total of about £2.1m by 2019-20. However, this is now subject to reforms which will reduce the level of funding to Fenland.

5.11 As it has come out of Formula Grant the Council has used the current government allocations of NHB as part of funding for its budget, and is likely to rely on some of this for existing services in the future. Nonetheless there could be an opportunity to use some of the funds for infrastructure provision.

Cambridgeshire Horizons Investments

5.12 In September 2011 Cambridgeshire Horizons was disbanded with finance arrangements transferred to Cambridgeshire County Council. Prior to that the county’s not-for-profit delivery agency invested £20.5 million of growth fund money in a number of sites in the Cambridge Southern Fringe developments including Addenbrookes Access Road, Trumpington Meadows and Clay Farm. It is anticipated income generated from these developments will be returned for re-investment in due course.

5.13 It is expected that the invested and loaned funds will begin to be returned to the Cambridgeshire Horizons partnership (comprising all districts within Cambridgeshire) around 2017, although they may not be available for reinvestment in their entirety until around 2024. The partnership has agreed that income from these investments will be used in future for its original purpose: to support housing growth and infrastructure provision throughout Cambridgeshire, including in Fenland. This could therefore be a source of future funding for the infrastructure required as part of Fenland’s growth agenda.

Regional Growth Fund (RGF)

13 http://www.communities.gov.uk/housing/housingsupply/newhomesbonus/

5.14 This is a £1.4bn discretionary fund set up by the Government to stimulate projects that create long term employment opportunities and growth in the economy.

5.15 The Council is aware that to secure monies from the RGF a case would have to be made that is strongly linked to job creation and inward investment, on the basis it is the catalytic infrastructure that would allow new businesses to develop or existing businesses to expand in the district.

5.16 The RGF is being driven by the Local Enterprise Partnership (LEP), and the Council is working closely with the delivery body in order to be successful in this area. In addition other funding may arise through the LEP which the Council may be able to secure for the district.

2) Assets

5.17 The Council acknowledges that the increase in land value has been a mainstay of infrastructure development financing over the last ten years. By utilising a range of tools, such as development agreements, Local Asset Backed Vehicles (LABV) or other joint ventures, local authorities have been able to secure large amounts of infrastructure from the improvements to land values. The Council considers that combined with the careful use of planning consents (and Section 106 Agreements) this could be a realistic option to contribute towards the necessary infrastructure.

5.18 Together with other public sector bodies the Council has recently been part of the Making Assets Count (MAC) Partnership in the wider Cambridgeshire area. There is currently £41.85 million worth of non‐ operational property available which is surplus to requirement and held for disposal. The Council will continue to work through the MAC to exploit the potential of the asset base in the area. A part of the funds raised will be used to finance infrastructure where appropriate, whilst also allowing for corporate priorities at the time.

3) Fiscal

Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL)

5.19 The Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was introduced in the Planning Act 2008 and came into force on the 6th April 2010 through the CIL Regulations 2010, effective from April 2011.

5.20 The levy is a means of securing funding for infrastructure through the planning process. The levy gives CIL charging authorities the option of introducing a charge on new buildings in their area, and to spend the funds raised on infrastructure to support new development. The potential income stream from CIL is likely to be significant and if found to be viable in the future could provide be of high value to the district.

5.21 The Council decided in November 2014 not to introduce a CIL in the near future due to viability issues. Please see the attached link to the CIL Viability

assessment carried out by consultants on behalf of the Council in September 2014: http://www.fenland.gov.uk/article/10469/Developer-Contributions-SPD

5.22 The Council does recognise that a viable CIL may be a useful tool for providing income for new infrastructure during the Local Plan period to 2031 but acknowledges it will not be available for the next few years.

Section 106 Obligations (S106)

5.23 Regulations introduced by the Government in April 2010 make it clear that S106 obligations should only be used for: • Regulating development • On-site mitigation • Affordable housing • Securing benefits from non-CIL developments

Specifically S106 obligations should not be used for: • General contributions to infrastructure funding

5.24 These regulations mean that, by law, planning authorities will no longer be able to require a planning obligation unless it is: (a) Necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms; (b) Directly related to the development; and © Fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development.

5.25 The regulations restrict the number of S106 obligations that can contribute to any item of infrastructure to five. This restriction on “pooling” means that S106 will still be available to be used but on a much tighter basis than in previous years.

5.26 However, the Council recognises the important part S106 obligations will play in making a development acceptable in planning terms and is aware that it needs to be explicit about how the separate phases and costs of infrastructure might be funded. Details of these are set out in the Infrastructure Delivery Schedule in Section 8. In so doing FDC accepts that it could be possible for S106 to pay for specified items of infrastructure.

5.27 In February 2015 the Council adopted a Developer Contributions Supplementary Planning Document which came into effect on 6th April 2015. The SPD sets out the circumstances for which contributions will be required from developers and highlights the importance of its link to this IDP.

Section 278 Agreements (S278)

5.28 A Section 278 Agreement is an agreement made between a developer and a Highway Authority (Cambridgeshire County Council in Fenland) to enable works to be carried out on the public highway to facilitate development. This normally happens through the planning application process, (although is a separate matter from that process), and enables the necessary infrastructure to the public highway to make that development acceptable in highway terms. The works are normally funded by the developer and S278 Agreements will continue to be an important way of ensuring that the appropriate highway infrastructure is provided as part of the development.

Tax Incremental Financing (TIF)

5.29 TIF is a method to use potential future gains in taxes to finance current improvements which theoretically will create the conditions for those future tax gains. When a development or public project is carried out there is often an increase in the value of surrounding land and buildings, including for example investment in new or rehabilitated buildings.

5.30 This increased site value and investment can generate increased tax revenues, which are known as the “tax increment.” TIF dedicates tax increments within a certain defined area to finance debt issued to pay for the project. TIF is designed to channel funding toward improvements in distressed or underdeveloped areas where development might not otherwise occur. As a result TIF creates funding for “public” projects that may otherwise be unaffordable to localities, by borrowing against future property tax revenues.

5.31 Additional benefits of the TIF mechanism include:

 Infrastructure can be delivered with minimal burden on the public purse;  Developers and local authorities are encouraged to work together;  Private investors who provide funds for the initial funding of the TIF can potentially enjoy special tax status

5.32 TIF schemes are now part of the Local Government funding regime. There are several in development and it is widely used in the United States. It may be that Fenland is not large enough to make a TIF scheme work, but as this is an emerging form of infrastructure funding the Council will be carefully reviewing its possible use on a regular basis.

Summary

5.33 It is clear that although there has been a general decline in the availability of funding for infrastructure projects, opportunities and innovative approaches to delivery do exist. This is not helped by the development viability environment within Fenland at the present time, which it is hoped will recover as confidence in the area increases. Where infrastructure constraints have been identified and delivery is uncertain, Fenland District Council will work closely with partners to investigate alternative funding arrangements to delivery.

6 Monitoring

The Council intends to monitor the provision of infrastructure on a regular basis. The IDP is a “living” document and where identified changes to the type or cost of infrastructure required are highlighted, these will be included in any update. The details will be made publicly available on the Council’s website.

7 Report Summary and Recommendations

7.1 This report has identified the known infrastructure required to provide for the planned growth through to 2031. These are the best estimates based on known requirements at the time of the report’s preparation. Inevitably though there may be changes due to unforeseen circumstances which may mean that less or additional provision is required, but these will only become apparent in time. Monitoring will ensure that these changes are considered and planned for.

7.2 The report provides a sound basis for assessing the likely infrastructure required to enable the policies in the Local Plan to be delivered during the plan period. Where infrastructure constraints are required, suitable and deliverable options that have been agreed between partners for overcoming the constraint have been identified. Policy LP13 also provides a policy basis for refusing permission for developments that cannot demonstrate that infrastructure requirements have been met.

8 Infrastructure Delivery Schedule

8.1 The Infrastructure Delivery Schedule is a key component of the IDP. The schedule sets out further detail on the delivery of key items of planned and proposed infrastructure that are considered to be important to the delivery of policies in the Local Plan.

8.2 The schedule set out the details of the planned and proposed infrastructure projects for the Local Plan period 2011-2031. Where relevant the schedule seeks to show the link between an infrastructure project and its relationship to a policy in the Local Plan. It sets out the potential delivery mechanisms and the lead agencies that would be involved in implementation. Where known, information is also supplied on estimated costs, the delivery timetable and potential sources of funding.

8.3 Guidance is clear that infrastructure planning should be proportionate and realistic to the level of infrastructure that is needed to deliver the Local Plan. Whilst it may be ideal to secure the delivery of all infrastructure items, it will be necessary to take a balanced, pragmatic approach to reflect development viability, availability of funding sources and service priorities at that time.

8.4 To aid delivery the schedule takes a settlement approach to identifying the requirements for new infrastructure rather than the topic based approach in the 2013 IDP. Towns are coloured coded for ease of reference: Chatteris (yellow/light tan), March (green), Whittlesey (reddish pink) and Wisbech (blue). Villages are shown in purple.

8.5 The schedule also sets out whether the infrastructure is considered to be critical to the delivery of the key policies in the Local Plan i.e. in the main the development of the urban extensions in the four market towns. ‘Critical’ highlights those elements of key infrastructure that are essential for the delivery of the urban extensions. The infrastructure required tends to be larger and /or more extensive in scale e.g. provision of junctions from major A roads and upgrades to the local sewerage network etc.

8.6 All other infrastructure in the schedule has been identified to assist in bringing about sustainable growth throughout the district, or in setting out longer term objectives beyond the plan period. In the main this tends to be infrastructure highlighted in an evidence or policy document such as a Market Town Transport Strategy or the Local Plan. Infrastructure identified by interested bodies such as the district, town and parish councils and providers such as the Wildlife Trust who are aware of the needs in their area, are also indicated.

8.7 The delivery of the Local Plan is not dependent on the provision of this infrastructure and it varies considerably in scale and kind. For example, some is large scale and potentially very costly e.g. an eastern bypass for March whilst many are small scale, such as improvements to local facilities in villages which will enable those communities to develop in a sustainable way. Should funding become available for any of the infrastructure identified this will be a key determinant on whether it is delivered on the ground.

8.8 The cost estimates provided in the schedule are very approximate without taking inflation into account and will need further clarification at the time that S106 contributions are sought or other funding mechanisms become available. In many instances the schedule shows that costs are to be confirmed (TBC)

and again more detailed quotes will be provided at the time that contributions are sought.

8.9 The IDP Schedule is not a finite list and does not provide full details in all instances although where not currently available these will be verified through the planning application or Broad Concept Plan process if applicable. In addition it does not highlight all elements which are required by policies in the Local Plan as a number are still to be determined through detailed assessment. There may also be other elements of infrastructure which a provider or other body requires which may come forward subsequently.

8.10 Nonetheless the IDP Schedule brings together a detailed, as comprehensive list as possible for the district which will be an important tool to provide a steer to developers, providers and the Council about elements of infrastructure likely to be required.

8.11 Whilst it is intended that the whole IDP document will be reviewed every two years, the schedule will be updated annually as part of the Council’s AMR process.

Explanatory Table of Title Headings in the IDP Schedule:

Reference Each element of infrastructure is provided with a reference number which relates to the settlement where it is to be provided. Description Sets out the location and type of infrastructure required. Reason Sets out the reason why the infrastructure is required. Identified Explains through what policy or program or by whom the item of infrastructure has been identified Costs Estimated costs have been taken from infrastructure providers’ plans. When an estimate is not available the table states ‘TBC’. Funding by This indicates in general terms where the main source of funding for the item of infrastructure is likely Whom to come from which may be more than one source. Lead Identifies the organisation that is most likely to be the main lead responsible for overseeing the delivery of the infrastructure on the ground. Status and It provides an idea of what stage the infrastructure project has reached e.g. funding already provided Comments or work has commenced on site etc. It also provides any pertinent additional information which has not been provided in the other columns. In time this should include a broad indication of the number of S106 contributions made to a project and if funding gaps exist. It also provides commentary in relation to how the infrastructure is envisaged to come forward such as through a Strategic Allocation in the Local Plan. It also sets out expected delivery timeframes and any phasing that may be required. If the infrastructure is considered to be essential to the delivery of the Local Plan this is stated as ‘Critical’. If ‘On-going’ is stated the project will be delivered through the plan period.

Abbreviations used in the IDP Schedule:

Aecom – Fenland Neighbourhood Planning Vision evidence report by Aecom consultants CCC – Cambridgeshire County Council CCG – Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Clinical Commissioning Group CRP – Community Rail Partnership

EA – Environment Agency FDC – Fenland District Council IDB – Internal Drainage Board LP – Fenland Local Plan Policy LEP – Greater Cambridge Greater Peterborough Local Enterprise Partnership LSTF – Local Sustainable Transport Fund (Government funding) LTTS - Long Term Transport Strategy MLC – Middle Level Commissioners MTTS – Market Town Transport Strategy NHS – National Health Service PC – Parish Council RTPI – Real Time Passenger Information TBC – To Be Confirmed TC – Town Council WCS – Water Cycle Study WRC – Water Recycling Centre

Infrastructure Schedule – Summary of Requirements (October 2015)

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments

Chatteris

Community Facilities CHAT1.1 Creation of a Lack of facility Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Medium priority tourism and Chatteris TC of Chatteris TC general (7/17) information (businesses, etc) point in the town CHAT1.2 Provision of youth Lack of facilities – place(s) to Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Medium priority facilities hang out Chatteris TC of Chatteris TC (11/17) CHAT1.3 Enhanced library To ensure that facilities keep Cambs CC £168,500 Developer / CCC CCC provision pace with population growth (resources and fit out) with no physical changes to existing building

Education CHAT2.1 1 x 2 FE primary Primary School needs – CCC Education £8,800,000 Developer CCC Critical school (requiring a Demographic pressures Primary school to 2.3 hectare site) be provided as part of South Chatteris proposal

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments CHAT2.2 Cromwell Secondary School needs – CCC Education £4,200,000 Developer / CCC CCC Critical Community College Demographic pressures – 1FE extension

Health Facilities CHAT3.1 Land for healthcare To ensure sufficient facilities are LP7 & LP13 TBC Developer Developer / Critical - subject facilities on larger provided Chatteris TC CCG and NHS to detailed sites England evaluation Ensure space is provided within these sites Higher priority of Chatteris TC (4/17) CHAT3.2 Increase capacity To ensure sufficient facilities are NHS England TBC Developer/ Others NHS England Critical - subject within the George provided and CCG and CCG to detailed Clare Surgery Aecom – Stage evaluation 2 CHAT3.3 1 x additional To ensure sufficient facilities are Aecom – Stage TBC Developer/ Others NHS England Critical - subject Dentist provided 2 and CCG to detailed evaluation

Open Space & Recreation CHAT4.1 Swimming pool To cater for lack of available Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Highest priority of facility in the town Chatteris TC Chatteris TC (1/17) CHAT4.2 Country park Lack of open space in town. For Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Higher priority of dog walking, jogging, etc. Chatteris TC Chatteris TC (2/17) CHAT4.3 Mooring areas Lack of facilities – will increase Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Higher priority of along the river- visitors to the town Chatteris TC Chatteris TC ways/drains / MLC (6/17) CHAT4.4 Seating, footpaths Lack of facilities, provide interest Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Medium priority

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments and designated and encourage use Chatteris TC of Chatteris TC picnic areas with / MLC (8/17) fixed table and bench seating in recreation areas and along waterways CHAT4.5 Play equipment in Increase facilities, provide more Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Removal of old recreation grounds interest and encourage use Chatteris TC equipment and range of new swing sets, multiplay, springers and roundabout. Medium priority of Chatteris TC (9/17) CHAT4.6 Huntingdon Road Outdated kindergarten area – FDC Leisure £45,000 Developer/ Others FDC Required within POS – Kindergarten require range of new swing sets, next 5-10 years area – new play multiplay, springers and equipment roundabout. CHAT4.7 Larham Way POS – Outdated junior area – require FDC Leisure £35,000 Developer/ Others FDC Required within Junior area – new range of new swing sets, next 5-10 years play equipment multiplay, springers and roundabout. CHAT4.8 St Pauls Drive POS Replacement required. Springer FDC Leisure £18,000 Developer/ Others FDC Required within – new play and swings with anti-wrap set next 5 years equipment and cradle/flat CHAT4.9 Wenny Road POS – Swings and surfacing need FDC Leisure £30,000 Developer/ Others FDC Required within Junior area – new replacing next 2-5 years play equipment

Transport – Cycle/foot

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments CHAT5.1 Cycle & pedestrian Off road route to link South Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Higher priority of path to Mepal Chatteris with Mepal Outdoor (6) Highways Chatteris TC Outdoor Centre Centre LP10 & LP15 (5/17) Chatteris TC CHAT5.2 Enhancement and Provision of leisure link to Chatteris MTTS £1.1m ( approx.) Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Higher priority of cycleway along Somersham on old railway bed (22) Highways Chatteris TC disused railway to LP15 (3/17) Somersham Chatteris TC including Little Acre Fen CHAT5.3 Cycle route to Dock Link to the north of the town to Chatteris MTTS £1.0m ( approx.) Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Safe crossing of Road employment industrial area and towards (25) Highways A142 also part of area including Doddington?? LP10 & LP15 LP North Chatteris crossing of A142 Strategic Allocation CHAT5.4 Cycle route linking Safe route to Cromwell CC from Chatteris MTTS £300,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Delivery due Cromwell the east of the town (19) Highways 2015/06 Community College LP15 to The Elms across the Recreation Ground CHAT5.5 Signed on-road Safer route into the town centre Chatteris MTTS £100,000 Cambs Highways Cambs Completed cycle route along for cycles LP15 Highways Eastwood to the town centre and High Street avoiding London Road CHAT5.6 Provision of cycle Improved safety for cyclists in Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Further facilities in the New this area (13) Highways investigation Road area of the LP15 needed town CHAT5.7 Cycle ways in and Improved safety & movement for Chatteris TC TBC Developer / Others Cambs Higher priority of around Chatteris cyclists and improve tourism Highways Chatteris TC

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments including links to (5/17) existing cycle ways CHAT5.8 Provision of Reduce fear of bike theft and Chatteris MTTS TBC Cambs Highways Cambs Completed Sheffield stands at encourage cycle use (2) Highways key locations in the LP15 town CHAT5.9 Cycle map and Raise awareness and popularity Chatteris MTTS £10,000 Cambs Highways Cambs Completed promotional of cycling (26) Highways material LP15 CHAT5.10 Safe crossing of Provide safe pedestrian access to Chatteris MTTS £0.5m Developer/CCC/Others Cambs A141 to the west of the industrial areas to the west LP15 Highways the town CHAT5.11 Safe crossing of Provide safe pedestrian access to Chatteris MTTS £0.5m Developer/CCC/Others Cambs A141 to north-west Doddington Road area (12) Highways of the town to LP15 Doddington Road

CHAT5.12 Footway on King Improved pedestrian access and Chatteris MTTS £50,000 Cambs Highways Cambs Completed Edward Road safety (1) Highways LP15 CHAT5.13 Footway on St Improved pedestrian access and Chatteris MTTS £50,000 Cambs Highways Cambs Completed Martins Road safety (4) Highways LP15 CHAT5.14 Install pedestrian Improved pedestrian safety and Chatteris MTTS £100,000? Developer/CCC/Others Cambs At design stage island on Wenny access to Cromwell CC (14) Highways Road LP15 CHAT5.15 Provide continuous Improved and safe pedestrian Chatteris MTTS £500,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs footpath on access to the industrial estate (24) Highways Prospect Way LP15 CHAT5.16 Install safe crossing Fund pedestrian and traffic Chatteris MTTS £6,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs facilities at Park counts to confirm need (20) Highways Street/East Park LP15 Street junction CHAT5.17 Pedestrian crossing Fund pedestrian and traffic Chatteris MTTS £6,000 Cambs Highways Cambs Completed

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments point on Bridge counts to confirm need (3) Highways Street near the Co- LP15 op CHAT5.18 Signalisation of Improve pedestrian safety Chatteris MTTS £750,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs junction at West (21) Highways Park St LP15 /Huntingdon Rd/Victoria Rd junction CHAT5.19 Light and improve Increased use of path and reduce Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs footpath linking need to access the school by car (9) Highways Kingsfield School LP15 with the High Street CHAT5.20 Improve facilities Improve disabled and pedestrian Chatteris TC TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Lower priority of for the disabled, in access & safety Highways Chatteris TC particular access (13/17) and smoother pavements free of obstruction

Transport – Bus CHAT6.1 Provision of bus Improved access to services Chatteris MTTS £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs maps and (7 & 16) Highways timetables at key LP15 locations CHAT6.2 Installation of RTPI Improved confidence in services Chatteris MTTS Dependent of Cambs Highways Cambs In progress – to at town centre bus and greater use levels (10) survey work Highways be completed stops LP15 2015 CHAT6.3 Provision of easy- Increased awareness and access Chatteris MTTS £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs read format bus to services (7) Highways timetable LP15 information at bus stops

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments CHAT6.4 Publicity including Increased awareness of services Chatteris MTTS £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs featuring bus (7) Highways services in LP15 Centrepoint magazine CHAT6.5 Investigation of a Reduced problems with layover Chatteris MTTS £50,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs public transport and turning in East Park Street (11) Highways interchange at and the provision of a focus for LP15 Furrowfields car bus services in the town park CHAT6.6 Provision of public Reduced problems with layover Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs transport and turning in East Park Street (11) Highways interchange at and the provision of a focus for LP15 Furrowfields car bus services in the town park CHAT6.7 Improve bus stop Improved access to services for Chatteris MTTS Dependent on Developer Cambs Review completed facilities to be the elderly and disabled (16) works required funded??CCC?? Highways 2014 – not Disability LP15 needed Discrimination Act (DDA) compliant CHAT6.8 Improvements to To enable easier movement Chatteris TC TBC Developer/CCC/Others CCC / Bus Lower priority of local transport links operators / Chatteris TC FDC (15/17)

Transport – Rail CHAT7.1 Bus link between To enable more sustainable Chatteris TC TBC Developer/CCC/Others CCC / Bus Chatteris and access to the rail service at operators / Manea rail station Manea FDC

Transport – Road CHAT8.1 Southern link road To link A141 and A142 to the Chatteris TC TBC Developer / Others Cambs Lower priority of south of the town Highways Chatteris TC (16/17) CHAT8.2 New accesses from To serve the North and South FLP LP10 TBC Developer Cambs Critical

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments the A142 Chatteris urban extensions Highways CHAT8.3 High Street Improve pedestrian safety and a Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements better environment for all users (18) Highways LP15 CHAT8.4 Improved A142 Investigation of how to improve Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs junction with New safety at accident cluster site LP15 Highways Road CHAT8.5 Improved lighting Improve safety for pedestrians, Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Part completed on Wood Street, cyclists and all road users (5, 15,17)) Highways Railway Lane and LP15 King Edward Road. CHAT8.6 Improved signing Improve awareness of hazards Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs for safety within and reduce accident rates (23) Highways the MTTS area LP15

Utilities & Flood Risk CHAT9.1 Electricity - To cater for future growth Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / UK Power UK Power Critical upgrade to existing 2 Networks Networks 33kV network required 2016-2020 Upgrade to existing network CHAT9.2 Sewage network To cater for future growth Stage 2a WCS TBC Developer Anglian Critical improvements Water required in order to get waste water from sites to WRC CHAT9.3 Superfast To improve internet connections Aecom - Stage TBC Grant Telephone Started Broadband 2 Funding/CCC/Telephone Companies Part of FDC LP13 Companies Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Broadband Together (CPBT)

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments CHAT9.4 Gas - upgrades to Ensure sufficient supplies Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / National National Grid Critical Low and Medium 2 Grid Could be some Pressure systems LP13 supply constraints on the Low Pressure and Medium Pressure systems throughout the district

Wildlife & Biodiversity CHAT10.1 Planting of trees To attract wildlife Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Medium priority and hedgerows Chatteris TC of Chatteris TC along roads & (10/17) Provide streets and create grants to wildlife havens, encourage those ponds etc who wish to carry out planting CHAT10.2 Replacement of the In need of replacement Wildlife Trust £30-40,000 TBC Developer / Others Wildlife Trust disabled access boardwalk at Welches Dam CHAT10.3 New bird hide at In need of replacement Wildlife Trust £30-40,000 TBC Developer / Others Wildlife Trust Welches Dam

Other CHAT11.1 Sculptures to be Increase interest and visitors Chatteris TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC / Lower priority of sited in & around Chatteris TC Chatteris TC Chatteris (14/17) Town and recreation areas to be open to a competition from artists

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments CHAT11.2 Hotel with Provide facility, employment & Chatteris TC TBC Developer Developer Lowest priority of conference increase visitors Chatteris TC facilities on Fenton (17/17) Way or Fenland Way

March

Community Facilities MAR1.1 Enhanced library To ensure sufficient facilities are Cambs CC £1,000,000 Developer / CCC CCC Libraries provision provided for library as a LP13 (resources and fit community hub out) requiring extension to existing building MAR1.2 Community space Space for community Aecom - Stage TBC Developer/CCC/Others CCC / FDC (430sqm) development/ interaction 2 LP13 MAR1.3 Community space Space for community Aecom - Stage TBC Developer/CCC/Others CCC / FDC (100sqm) development/ interaction 2 LP13

Education MAR2.1 3FE Primary School Primary Schools - Demographic CCC Education £12,000,000 Developer CCC Critical - West March Pressures Education Part of Strategic Allocation MAR2.2 3FE Primary School Primary Schools - Demographic CCC Education £12,000,000 Developer CCC Critical - South East or Pressures Education Part of Strategic South West Allocation /BLG MAR2.3 1FE expansion of Primary Schools - Demographic CCC Education £4,000,000 Developer / CCC CCC Critical Maple Grove and Pressures Education Westwood

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments MAR2.4 8-10 FE Secondary Secondary schools - CCC Education £42,000,000 Developer / CCC CCC Critical capacity to serve Demographic Pressures Education Location of new March & Wisbech facilities to be (only one facility at determined March OR Wisbech)

Health Facilities MAR3.1 Increase capacity To ensure sufficient facilities are NHS England TBC Developer/ Others NHS England Critical - subject within the March provided and CCG and CCG to detailed Surgeries Aecom - Stage evaluation 2 LP13 MAR3.2 3 x additional To ensure sufficient facilities are Aecom - Stage TBC Developer/ Others NHS England Critical - subject Dentists provided 2 and CCG to detailed LP13 evaluation MAR3.3 1 x Pharmacy To ensure sufficient facilities are Aecom - Stage TBC Developer/ Others NHS England Critical - subject provided 2 and CCG to detailed LP13 evaluation

Open Space & Recreation MAR4.1 March Country To address deficiency in strategic LP9 & LP13 TBC Developer/ Others FDC Park open space MAR4.2 Open space To address deficiency in open March TC TBC Developer/ Others FDC provision space

MAR4.3 Sports court in Space for community Aecom - Stage TBC Developer/FDC/Others FDC existing facility development/ interaction 2 MAR4.4 Robingoodfellows To improve facilities FDC Leisure £20,000 Developer/ Others FDC Replacement POS - Junior play - new swing sets and surfacing within 5-10 years area - new play equipment MAR4.5 Robingoodfellows To improve facilities FDC Leisure £40,000 Developer/ Others FDC

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments POS - Junior play - provide Multi Use Games Area (MUGA) MAR4.6 The Avenue POS – To improve facilities FDC Leisure £40,000 Developer/ Others FDC Junior area - Provide Multi Use Games Area provide Multi Use (MUGA) Games Area (MUGA) MAR4.7 West End Park – To improve facilities – currently FDC Leisure £30,000 Developer/ Others FDC Install further Increase size and at capacity double bay swings facilities of Junior flat/cradle, area basket swing, spinners MAR4.8 West End Park - Units approaching end of FDC Leisure £100,000 Developer/ Others FDC Remove existing updated Skate Park serviceable life and install concrete skate/BMX plaza.

Transport – Cycle/foot MAR5.1 Segregated Produce modal shift between March TC TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs footpaths & residential and service areas Highways cycleways MAR5.2 Shared foot / cycle Encourage walking & cycling to March MTTS £50,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Part complete – path on western GP surgery & town centre (W1 & C4d) Highways footway provided side of Elwyn Road LP15 Continuation of between Elwyn existing Elwyn Rd Court and Wherry shared use cycle / Close footpath MAR5.3 Footpath widening Improve walking to from town March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs To possibly on Elwyn Road centre (W1) Highways include a along riverside to east of town LP15 cantilevered footpath over the

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments river bank to improve the walkway MAR5.4 Footpath on Improve pedestrian convenience March MTTS £30,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs northern side of & safety (W2) Highways Estover Road LP15 MAR5.5 Study for foot / Improve pedestrian convenience March MTTS £10,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Feasibility stage cycle path on north & safety (W3) Highways Programmed for side of Norwood LP15 delivery 2015/16 Road Bridge Foot / cycle path on Improve pedestrian convenience March MTTS £80,000 - £250,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Dependent on north side of & safety (W3) Highways outcome of Norwood Road LP15 feasibility study Bridge MAR5.6 Steps leading down Improve access to the riverside March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs to the river to the (TC4) Highways southwest of Broad LP15 Street MAR5.7 Footpath Improve pedestrian & disabled March MTTS £100,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs connecting Nightall convenience & safety (W4) Highways Drive to Marwick LP15 Road MAR5.8 Pedestrian crossing Improve pedestrian convenience March MTTS £60,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Provide when of Station Road in & safety (W5) Highways justified by vicinity of County LP15 numbers Road MAR5.9 Footpath near Improve pedestrian convenience March MTTS £3,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs At design stage police station & safety (W6) Highways LP15 MAR5.10 Works to 'Old Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £75,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Railway Path' for users (W7) Highways across Stow Fen on LP15 eastern edge of town:

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Resurface with planings, drainage & vegetation control & dedicate route as bridleway MAR5.11 Upgrade paths Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £25,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs along river to the for users (W8) Highways east of March LP15 including under railway bridge as far as sewage works MAR5.12 Upgrade Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £35,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Shepperson’s for future pedestrian / cycle links (W9) Highways Bridge LP15 MAR5.13 Burrowmoor Loop Provide continuous circular walk March MTTS £25,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Liaison with – connect Footpath (W10) Highways landowners 15 to Gaul Road / LP15 required Burrowmoor Road MAR5.14 Old River Nene Provide continuous circular walk March MTTS £25,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Liaison with North Bank Gap – (W11) Highways landowners reconnection of LP15 required Footpath 15 MAR5.15 Gault Bank surface Improve recreational value of March MTTS £40,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements byway (W12) Highways LP15 MAR5.16 Solar-powered stud Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £2,000 Cambs CC Cambs Completed lights on eastern for users (W13) Highways side of A141 bridge LP15 over railway MAR5.17 Definitive town Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £20,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs centre map of legal for users and resolve legal (W15) Highways rights of way disputes LP15 MAR5.18 Footway on Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £250,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments approach to Creek for users (W16) Highways Road level crossing LP15 on both sides MAR5.19 Cycle route from Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £15,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs railway station to for cyclists (C1a) Highways town centre along LP15 B1101 (southbound) MAR5.20 Signed cycle route Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £1,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed from Broad Street for cyclists (C1b) Highways 1) Signed route (town centre) to LP15 via Broad railway station Robingoodfellow’s (northbound) Lane, NCR path to station 2)solar powered stud lights to be installed MAR5.21 Signed cycle route Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £5,000 Cambs CC Cambs Completed from railway for cyclists (C1c) Highways Include warning station to LP15 signs at junction Marylebone Road of Marylebone footbridge Road with Dartford Road for motorists MAR5.22 Signed cycle route Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £1,000 Cambs CC Cambs Completed from railway for cyclists (C1d) Highways station to LP15 Wigstone's Bridge and town centre MAR5.23 Cycle route from Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £7,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Part completed railway station to for cyclists (C1e) Highways Estover Road along LP15 B1101 MAR5.24 Shared foot/cycle Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £670,000 for Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments path on B1101 for cyclists (C2a) scheme to date Highways Wimblington Road LP15 between Job's Lane and Lambs Hill Drove MAR5.25 Shared foot/cycle Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £670,000 for Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed path on B1101 for cyclists & pedestrians (C2b) scheme to date Highways To include Wimblington Road LP15 widening of between Lambs Hill footway, creating Drove and safer crossing of A141/Wimblington the A141 and Rd roundabout introducing solar- powered stud lights on the shared use path MAR5.26 Upgrade A141 / Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £670,000 for Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed B1101 roundabout for cyclists & pedestrians (C2c) scheme to date Highways Upgrade existing to 40mph signs on LP15 splitter island with B1101 March Road longer and wider including shared version to foot/cycle path facilitate safe crossing of the southeast arm of the A141 MAR5.27 Shared foot/cycle Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £200,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs To include path on March Rd, for cyclists & pedestrians (C2d) Highways widening of Wimblington LP15 footway, creating between 40mph safer crossing of signs (south of the A141 and r/about) & introducing solar- Honeymead Road, powered stud Wimblington lights on the shared use path MAR5.28 Shared foot/cycle Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £200,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs To include

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments path on March for cyclists & pedestrians (C2e) Highways widening of Road, Wimblington LP15 footway, creating between safer crossing of Honeymead Road the A141 and and B1093 Old introducing solar- Station Way powered stud lights on the shared use path MAR5.29 Signed cycle routes For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £1,000 Developer Cambs Part of LP West from west March cyclists & pedestrians (C3a) Highways March Strategic area to town centre LP9, LP15 Allocation

MAR5.30 Shared use Improve convenience & safety of March MTTS £70,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs cycleway across cyclists & pedestrians (C3b) Highways Gaul Road LP15 recreation ground from Ellingham Avenue towards town centre MAR5.31 Shared use cycle- Improve convenience & safety of March MTTS £70,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs path along cyclists & pedestrians (C3c) Highways southern perimeter LP15 of West End Park & between The Chase and Brewin Avenue MAR5.32 Widen & provide Improve convenience & safety of March MTTS £100,000?? Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed shared cycle path in cyclists & pedestrians (C3d) £3,000 Highways West End Park, & LP15 riverside path between footbridge and Acre Road MAR5.33 Multiple access For the convenience & safety of March MTTS TBC Developer Cambs Critical

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments links between West cyclists & pedestrians (C3e) Developer to Highways March strategic LP15 provide allocation and existing cycle / road network MAR5.34 Upgrade link For the convenience & safety of March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs (Public Right of cyclists & pedestrians (C3f) Developer to Highways Way 156/12) from LP15 provide West March strategic allocation to The Avenue (South of Coronation Close) MAR5.35 Pedestrian /cycle For the convenience & safety of March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Critical bridge across Old cyclists & pedestrians and allow (C3g) Highways Options to be River Nene more sustainable movement LP9, LP15 considered as part (between West End throughout town of design to Park footbridge and develop most A141) river appropriate solution Required as part of West March LP allocation MAR5.36 Cycle route For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £15,000 Cambs CC Cambs Review and improvements cyclists & pedestrians (C4a) Highways refresh existing along B1101 LP15 cycle routes in between Neale- South March In Wade Academy & progress – to be town centre completed 2015/16 MAR5.37 Chapel St lighting For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £25,000 – street Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements highway users (C4b) lighting Highways LP15 £5,000 – stud lighting

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments MAR5.38 Consolidate signing Improve convenience & safety March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs of cycle route from for cyclists (C4c) Highways Neale-Wade to LP15 Wigstone's Bridge & town centre MAR5.39 Pedestrian/cycle For the convenience & safety for March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs crossing at the cyclists & pedestrians (C4c) Dependent on Highways junction of St LP15 survey work Peters Road/ Upwell Road / Elwyn Road / Eastwood Avenue MAR5.40 Cycle route For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £15,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements to highway users (C5a) Highways B1099 Wisbech LP15 Road between Peas Hill roundabout and Marylebone Road MAR5.41 Upgrades to For the convenience & safety for March MTTS £150,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Part started provide shared cyclists & pedestrians (C5b) Highways cycle/ footpath on LP15 A141, from Peas Hill roundabout to Tescos entrance on Hostmoor Avenue MAR5.42 Cycle route For the convenience & safety for March MTTS £13,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements cyclists (C5c) Highways along Norwood LP15 Road from Wisbech Road to and along Hostmoor Avenue MAR5.43 Cycle route For the convenience & safety for March MTTS £80,000 – 250,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements cyclists (C5d) Highways

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments along Norwood LP15 Road to B1101 Elm Road MAR5.44 Cycle / foot bridge Provide easier access to March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Scheme benefits over rail line in Hostmoor Avenue (C5e) Highways subject to further Russell Avenue LP15 assessment MAR5.45 Multiple foot /cycle For the convenience & safety for March MTTS TBC Developer Cambs Critical access links cyclists & pedestrians (C6a) Developer to Highways between South LP15 provide East March strategic allocation and existing cycle / road network MAR5.46 Upgrade Barkers For the convenience & safety for March MTTS TBC Developer Cambs Critical Lane cyclists & pedestrians (C6b) Developer to Highways to high quality LP15 provide tarmaced cycleway between north- west and north- east corners of strategic allocation MAR5.47 Multiple foot For the convenience & safety for March MTTS TBC Developer Cambs /cycle access links cyclists & pedestrians (C7a) Developer to Highways between any LP15 provide development in Estover Road area to existing cycle / road network MAR5.48 Pedestrian/cycle For the convenience & safety for March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Options to be bridge over river in cyclists & pedestrians and allow (C7b) Highways considered as part the east area of more sustainable movement LP15 of design to March in vicinity of throughout town develop most Swallow Way and appropriate

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Waterside Gardens location & solution MAR5.49 Upgrade signing for For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £2,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs NCN Route 63 in cyclists & improve tourism (C8a) Highways and around March LP15 MAR5.50 Upgrade NCN For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £40,000 - £120,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Resurface with Route 63 between cyclists & improve tourism (C8b) Highways planings, drainage Whitemoor Prison LP15 and vegetation and Twenty Foot control - £40K Road Hard tarmaced surface - £120K MAR5.51 Improve NCN For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £55,000 – Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Resurface with Route 63 between cyclists & improve tourism (C8c) breakdown? Highways planings, drainage Twenty Foot Road LP15 and vegetation and Long Drove control MAR5.52 Cycle route For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £30,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements in cyclists (C9) Highways the town centre LP15 including 20mph zone MAR5.53 Additional cycle Reduce fear of bike theft and March MTTS £10,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs parking at key encourage cycle use (C10a) Highways locations in the LP15 town and MTTS strategy area MAR5.54 Creation of a Encourage cycle use in the March MTTS £2,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs March Cycle Forum interests of sustainable travel (C10b) Highways LP15 MAR5.55 Bike-ability cycle Encourage cycle use in the March MTTS £2,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs training interests of sustainable travel (C10c) Highways LP15 MAR5.56 March cycle map Encourage cycle use in the March MTTS £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs and brochure interests of sustainable travel (C10d) Highways LP15

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments MAR5.57 Event to promote Encourage cycle use in the March MTTS £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Complete cycling in March interests of sustainable travel (C10e) Highways LP15 MAR5.58 Cycle/pedestrian For the convenience & safety for March MTTS £500,000– Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Options to be bridge over river in cyclists & pedestrians (C11) £2,500,000 Highways considered to town centre area LP15 develop most appropriate location & solution

Transport – Bus MAR6.1 New bus station in Improve congestion in town March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others FDC / Bus the town centre centre (PT8) operators LP15 MAR6.2 Improve Increase use of more sustainable March MTTS £5,000 CCC / FDC FDC On-going information about modes of travel (PT10) public and LP15 community transport services

Transport – Rail MAR7.1 Reintroduction of Improve sustainable connectivity FDC Rail £50-75m LEP/ CCC / Others LEP/ Cambs GRIP 2 study and March to Wisbech Strategy CC /Network Outline Business railway line March MTTS Rail/Rail Case work (PT6) Operator complete. LTTS GRIP 3 study to be LP15 commissioned

MAR7.2 Improvements at For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £5,000+ Hereward CRP for initial FDC/Network Masterplan Station Approach at all users (PT1a) masterplan Rail/Rail developed – to station including LP15 Operator start 2015/16 marking out bays, improving surfacing & lighting

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments and possible CCTV MAR7.3 Study for improved For the convenience & safety of March MTTS Up to £15,000 Developer/CCC/Others FDC/Network Masterplan interchange all transport users (PT1b) Rail/Rail developed – to facilities March LP15 Operator start 2015/16 Railway Station forecourt and vicinity MAR7.4 Improved For the convenience & safety of March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others FDC/Network Masterplan interchange all transport users (PT1b) Rail/Rail developed – to facilities March LP15 Operator start 2015/16 Railway Station forecourt and vicinity MAR7.5 Additional car For the convenience & safety of March MTTS £5,000+ Developer/CCC/Others FDC/Network Masterplan parking in vicinity all transport users (PT1c) Rail/Rail developed – to of railway station LP15 Operator start 2015/16 MAR7.6 Parking and safety For the convenience & safety of March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others FDC/Network Masterplan improvements in all highway users (PT2a) Rail/Rail developed – to the vicinity of the LP15 Operator start 2015/16 railway station Cambs including on Station Highways Road MAR7.7 Relocate and To reduce risk of collision at level March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others FDC/Network provide new bus crossing & improve bus (PT2b) Rail/Rail stops south and accessibility to the station in the LP15 Operator north of the level short term Cambs crossing on Station Highways / Road bus operator

Transport - Road MAR8.1 Eastern Bypass / New road & bridge over the March TC TBC Developer funded Cambs Third River Crossing River Nene (Old Course) to east March MTTS Highways of the town to relieve congestion LP13 – Aspirational

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments MAR8.2 New access(es) To serve the West March urban LP9 TBC Developer funded Cambs Critical from A141 to West extension Highways March area MAR8.3 Speed reduction Improve highway safety for all March MTTS £50,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed measures on users (S1) Highways B1099 Upwell LP15 Road, in vicinity of junction with Cavalry Drive MAR8.4 School warning Improve highway safety for all March MTTS £15,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs signs on users & especially children (S2) Highways Burrowmoor Road, LP15 outside primary school MAR8.5 Traffic lights/ Improve highway safety for all March MTTS TBC Developer funded Cambs Both roundabout roundabout at Gaul users (S3) Developer to Highways and traffic light Road/ A141 LP15 provide system granted junction planning permission MAR8.6 Reduction in speed Improve highway safety for all March MTTS £5,000 CCC and March TC Cambs Completed limit from 50mph users (S4) Highways Funding by Cambs to 40mph along LP15 CC and March TC A141 Wisbech Road through Westry MAR8.7 Feasibility study for Improve highway safety and March MTTS £15,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs junction convenience for all users (S5) Highways improvements on LP15 A141 between Peas Hill roundabout and Cobblestones access including Hostmoor Avenue junction

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments

MAR8.8 Car park Improve car parking provision March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Started management (S8) Highways NCP car park strategy for areas LP15 space in and surrounding the railway station MAR8.9 Town centre Improve highway safety and March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Refer to March improvements convenience for all users and (TC1) Highways MTTS for details enhanced public realm LP15 MAR8.10 Town centre Improve highway safety and March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements convenience for all users and (TC8) Highways (smaller scale): enhanced public realm LP15 New parking arrangements on Broad St Re-phase traffic signals Traffic island in High Street (opp. Iceland) MAR8.11 Speed restrictions Improve highway safety and March MTTS £800,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs on Twenty Foot convenience for all users (S10) Highways Road junction with LP15 A141 MAR8.12 Reduce speed limit Improve highway safety and March MTTS £5,000? Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed on Wisbech Road convenience for all users (S11) Highways from 40mph to LP15 30mph between the Peas Hill Roundabout and Norwood Road MAR8.13 New arrangements Improve highway safety and March MTTS £3,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Completed for taxi ranks in convenience for all users (PT9) Highways town centre LP15

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments MAR8.14 Town wide junction Improve highway safety and March MTTS £5,900,000 Developer funded Cambs Dependent on improvements: convenience for all users (TC5) Highways scheme following A141/ Hostmoor LTTS feasibility study Avenue LP15 A141 / B1099 Peas Hill roundabout B1101 Elm Road/Twenty Foot Rd High St/ Burrowmoor Rd Broad St / Station Rd / Dartford Rd Creek Rd / Sainsbury’s access Creek Rd / Station Rd /Level crossing area MAR8.15 Northern link road Improve highway safety and March MTTS £3.0m+ Developer/CCC/Others Cambs (via Whitemoor convenience for all users (TC6) Highways Prison) from LP15 Hundred Road to LTTS Longhill Road March TC

MAR8.16 Relocate HGV To reduce impact on congestion March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs parking from town in the Town Centre (TC7) Highways / centre to March LP15 FDC Trading Park area MAR8.17 Gordon Avenue on- Improve parking for residents March MTTS £40,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs street parking (TC9) Highways LP15 MAR8.18 Prince’s Walk Improve parking for residents March MTTS £3,500 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs double yellow lines (TC9) Highways & dropped kerb LP15

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments MAR8.19 Capacity & safety Improve highway safety and March MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements to convenience for all users (TC10) – also Highways A141/Hostmoor TC5? Ave and LP15 A141/B1099 WIsbech Rd Peas Hill roundabout

Utilities & Flood Risk MAR9.1 March Surface Reduce risk of surface water LLFA (Cambs £1,146,500 Developer / others / LLFA (Cambs March SWMP Water Flood flooding CC) & Env various CC) produced (phase Alleviation Scheme Agency 1) MAR9.2 Electricity - To cater for future growth Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / UK Power UK Power Critical upgrade to primary 2 Networks Networks Not started substation (132kV) March substation is already close to capacity MAR9.3 March Water To cater for future growth Stage 2a WCS TBC Developer / Anglian Anglian Critical Recycling Works Water Water improvements required to increase capacity in WRC

MAR9.4 Sewerage network To cater for future growth Stage 2a WCS TBC Developer funded Anglian Critical improvements Water required in order to take waste water from sites to WRC MAR9.5 Superfast To improve internet connections Aecom - Stage TBC Grant Telephone Started Broadband 2 Funding/CCC/Telephone Companies Part of FDC LP13 Companies Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Broadband Together (CPBT) MAR9.6 Gas - upgrades to Ensure sufficient supplies Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / National National Grid Critical Low and Medium 2 Grid Could be some Pressure systems LP13 supply constraints on the Low Pressure and Medium Pressure systems throughout the district MAR9.7 Improvement of Reduce flood risk to assist future MLC TBC Developer MLC / March water level/flood growth in sub-catchment Third DDC risk management system in the Gaul Road area Wildlife & Biodiversity MAR10.1 Other MAR11.1 Environmental To regenerate the town centre to March TC TBC Developer / others / Cambs Part of re- enhancement attract key retailers various Highways / development of scheme in town FDC run down areas in centre town centre

Whittlesey

Community Facilities WHIT1.1 Enhanced library To ensure that facilities keep CCC £105,000 Developer/CCC CCC provision pace with population growth (resources and fit

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments out) with no physical changes to existing building Education WHIT2.1 1FE expansion of Demographic pressures CCC £4,200,000 Developer/CCC CCC Critical existing Secondary School provision WHIT2.1 1FE expansion of Demographic pressures CCC £4,000,000 Developer/CCC CCC Critical existing Primary School provision

Health Facilities WHIT3.1 Open Space & Recreation WHIT4.1 Sports court in Space for community Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / FDC / FDC Started? existing facility development/ interaction 2 Others LP11, LP13 WHIT4.2 Tower Field POS – Equipment in need of FDC Leisure £50,000 Developer / Others FDC Required within 3- Junior area replacement 8 years. New swing sets, multi play, spinners. Safety surfacing.

Transport – Cycle/foot WHIT5.1 Junction Reduce severance caused by the Whittlesey £100,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements at A605 for pedestrian/cyclists MTTS (5) Highways Hallcroft Road and LP15 West End, including urban realm improvements WHIT5.2 Improvements to Reduce severance caused by the Whittlesey £75,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments A605 A605 for pedestrian/cyclists MTTS (6) Highways roundabout at LP15 Broad Street/Orchard St/Whitmore Street WHIT5.3 Improvements to Reduce severance caused by the Whittlesey £75,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Cemetery A605 for pedestrian/cyclists MTTS (7) Highways Road/A605 LP15 roundabout WHIT5.4 Produce Encourage walking & cycling Whittlesey £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs walking/cycle map MTTS (8) Highways for Whittlesey. LP15 WHIT5.5 A605 crossing Reduce severance caused by the Whittlesey £100,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs between Belmans A605 for pedestrian/cyclists MTTS (9, 10) Highways Road and LP15 Victory Avenue WHIT5.6 Improve walking Improve Whittlesey £10,000 Developer/CCC/Others CCC, local Types of leisure routes walking facilities in & around the MTTS (11) stakeholders measures include including town LP15 signposting, Hereward Way & way-marking, Nene Way long gates, sections of distance paths & surfacing, routes around Brick as well as events Pits and Kings Dyke (e.g. health walks) areas, and to & information Coates relating to walking WHIT5.7 Improve cycle Improve cycling facilities for Whittlesey £15,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Implementation route between safety and to reduce car use MTTS (14) Highways stage town LP15 centre & station using Marne Road, Hawthorne Drive, Millfield & Eastfield Drive

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments WHIT5.8 Improve cycle Improve cycling facilities for Whittlesey £100,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs access to the safety and to reduce car use MTTS (16) Highways McCains site LP15 (by connecting it to the NCN63) WHIT5.9 Feasibility work to Improve cycling facilities for Whittlesey £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Implementation widen footway next safety and to reduce car use MTTS (17) Highways stage to the A605 for LP15 shared use and/or creating other cycle provision WHIT5.10 Widen footway Improve cycling & pedestrian Whittlesey TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs next to the A605 facilities for safety and to reduce MTTS (17) Dependent on Highways for car use LP15 feasibility work shared use and/or creating other cycle provision WHIT5.11 Cycle contraflow Improve cycling facilities for Whittlesey £20,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs facilities on safety and to reduce car use MTTS (18) Highways Horsegate Lane LP15 WHIT5.12 Crossing Improve cycling & pedestrian Whittlesey £25,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements at facilities for safety MTTS (19) Highways junction of LP15 Orchard Street/Gracious Street WHIT5.13 Cycle parking in key Reduce fear of bike theft and Whittlesey £10,000 Developer/CCC/Others CCC, Feasibility stage locations in the encourage cycle use MTTS (19) developers town LP15 including in new developments WHIT5.14 Improve cycle Encourage cycle use Whittlesey £10,000 Developer/CCC/Others CCC, Feasibility stage signage in MTTS (20) partners (e.g. Whittlesey LP15 Sustrans)

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments WHIT5.15 Complete surfacing Provide consistent, high standard Whittlesey £120,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs works on NCR 63 surfacing MTTS (21) Highways between Stonald LP15 Road and Millenium Bridge WHIT5.16 Provision of cycle Improve Safer Routes to School Whittlesey £7,600 approx Developer/CCC/Others CCC parking, parent facilities MTTS (50) waiting LP15 facilities, signage and railings at New Road Primary School

Transport – Bus WHIT6.1 Provision of hopper Improve accessibility to key Whittlesey £200,000 (approx) Developer Cambs CC, & All S106 funding bus linking key services MTTS (23) & £60,000 for developer areas LP15 associated of the MTTS area infrastructure WHIT6.2 Publicise access Improve accessibility to hospital Whittlesey £500 FDC, CCC, FDC, CCC, On-going – case Peterborough City MTTS (3) NHS, NHS, study completed Hospital especially LP15 Community Community via car scheme car scheme the community car scheme and bus services WHIT6.3 Information, signs Improve information to increase Whittlesey £10,000 FDC, Cambs CC, & FDC, CCC, Started and timetables use of services MTTS (24) developer partners relating to public LP15 and community transport WHIT6.4 Bus Improve facilities to increase use Whittlesey £20,000 FDC, Cambs CC, & CCC, bus stop/improvements of services MTTS (27) developer operators at LP15

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Eastrea Road at east end of Whittlesey WHIT6.5 Bus Improve facilities to increase use Whittlesey £20,000 FDC, Cambs CC, & CCC, bus stop/improvements of services MTTS (28) developer operators at Stonald Road if a LP15 service is provided WHIT6.6 Raised kerb in Improve facilities to increase use Whittlesey £20,000 FDC, Cambs CC, & CCC, bus Started Whittlesey’s of services MTTS (29) developer operators Market Square LP15 and/or reversal of one way system to allow existing raised kerb to be used. WHIT6.7 Information about Improve information to increase Whittlesey £5,000 FDC, Cambs CC, CCC, FDC, Started bus services and use of services MTTS (30) developer & operators community community LP15 transport transport & operators, working with bus operators to review operators existing service routes and times.

Transport – Rail WHIT7.1 Station car park Improve rail service usage Whittlesey £50,000 (approx) Variety: LEP/FDC/CCC FDC/Network Detailed scheme upgrades MTTS (40) Developer/Network Rail/ Train being formulated FDC Rail Rail/Train Operating Operating – Station Strategy Companies Companies masterplan in LP15 progress WHIT7.2 Extension to station Improve rail service usage with Whittlesey £300,000 (approx) Variety: LEP/FDC/CCC FDC/Network Station car park potential as part of a parkway MTTS (40) Developer/Network Rail/ Train masterplan in scheme FDC Rail Rail/Train Operating Operating progress Strategy Companies Companies

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments LP15 WHIT7.3 Station platform To accommodate four car trains Whittlesey £500,000 Variety: LEP/FDC/CCC FDC/Network Initial feasibility extension MTTS (39) Developer/Network Rail/ Train work to be FDC Rail Rail/Train Operating Operating complete 2015 Strategy Companies Companies LP15 WHIT7.4 Improve facilities at Improve rail service usage Whittlesey £20,000 Variety: LEP/FDC/CCC CCC, FDC, S106 funding for 2 Whittlesea Station MTTS (34) Developer/Network Train ticket machines (e.g. FDC Rail Rail/Train Operating Operating and 2 shelters shelters, lighting, Strategy Companies Companies signed July 2014 cycle parking, LP15 Station security, masterplan in platform access) progress WHIT7.5 Improve access, Improve rail service usage Whittlesey £3,000 Variety: LEP/FDC/CCC CCC, FDC, S106 signed Feb links and signage to MTTS (37) Developer/Network Network 2015 for signage Whittlesea Station FDC Rail Rail/Train Operating Rail, Train & information Strategy Companies Operating package including LP15 Companies bus and taxi links WHIT7.6 Footbridge over the Improve rail service usage and Whittlesey £350,000 Variety: LEP/FDC/CCC Network Feasibility stage - platforms at pedestrian access MTTS (38) Developer/Network Rail, Train initial feasibility Whittlesea Station FDC Rail Rail/Train Operating Operating work to be Strategy Companies Companies completed in LP15 2015

Transport - Road WHIT8.1 Whittlesey Bypass Provide alternative route of A605 LP13 - £30m+ (approx) Developer funded Cambs to south of the town Aspirational Highways WHIT8.2 Initial study re Relieve delays at A605 rail Whittlesey £10,000 CCC / FDC / Whittlesey Cambs Completed feasibility to crossing MTTS (44) TC Highways improve the rail LP11 crossing at King’s Dyke. WHIT8.3 Kings Dyke Bridge Relieve delays at A605 rail Whittlesey £15m CCC Cambs 3 alternative crossing MTTS (44) Highways schemes

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments LP11 considered Preferred option approved by Cambs CC E&E Committee Feb 2015 WHIT8.4 Investigate Relieve delays and improve Whittlesey £50,000 Network Rail Network Rail replacement of safety MTTS Station Road level LP15 crossing manned barriers with automatic barriers WHIT8.5 Improve signs Improve highway network for Whittlesey £20,000 Developer/CCC/Others CCC, Police Started? directing HCV’s to users MTTS (45) industrial LP15 areas WHIT8.6 Improve Whittlesey Improve town centre Whittlesey £500,000 CCC FDC/Cambs Completed 2015 Market Place and environment and bus service MTTS (48) Highways new bus station in facilities LP15 Grosvenor Road

WHIT8.7 Improve signage Improve safety for vulnerable Whittlesey TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs alerting drivers to users MTTS (52) Dependent on Highways vulnerable road LP15 scheme and users at a range of location key sites – some as yet to be identified WHIT8.8 Signs to alert Improve safety for vulnerable Whittlesey £3,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs drivers to elderly users MTTS (53) Highways people at Stonald LP15 Road WHIT8.9 Signs to alert Improve safety for vulnerable Whittlesey £2,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs drivers to students users MTTS (54) Highways

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments travelling to Sir LP15 Harry Smith Community College WHIT8.10 Investigate safety & Improve safety for vulnerable Whittlesey £5,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs access users MTTS (55) Highways improvements in LP15 the Eastgate area

Utilities & Flood Risk WHIT9.1 Sewer relining in To more efficiently dispose of Anglian Water TBC Anglian Water Anglian Will decrease Whittlesey foul and surface water Water existing flows to between 2015- the WRC thus 2020 providing further capacity for growth in the town WHIT9.2 Whittlesey WRC Improvements required to WCS Stage 2a TBC Anglian Water Anglian Critical Upgrades increase capacity in WRC LP11 Water WHIT9.3 Whittlesey To allow disposal of foul and WCS Stage 2a TBC Anglian Water Anglian Critical Sewerage Network surface water LP11 Water On-going Improvements WHIT9.4 Superfast To improve internet connections Aecom - Stage TBC Grant Telephone Started Broadband 2 Funding/CCC/Telephone Companies Part of FDC LP13 Companies Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Broadband Together (CPBT) WHIT9.5 Gas - upgrades to Ensure sufficient supplies Aecom - Stage TBC Developer/National National Grid Critical Low and Medium 2 Grid Could be some Pressure systems supply constraints on the Low Pressure and

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Medium Pressure systems throughout the district

Wildlife & Biodiversity WHIT10.1 New boardwalk at In need of replacement & to Wildlife Trust £30,000 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust Lattersey LNR cater for increased use / FDC WHIT10.2 New fence around In need of replacement & to Wildlife Trust £10,000 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust the grazing cater for increased use / FDC paddock at Lattersey LNR WHIT10.3 New fence to the In need of replacement & to Wildlife Trust £15,000 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust northern nursery cater for increased use / FDC boundary at Lattersey LNR WHIT10.4 Interpretation In need of replacement & to Wildlife Trust £1,500 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust boards at Lattersey cater for increased use / FDC LNR WHIT10.5 Various fencing In need of replacement & to Wildlife Trust £5,000 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust repairs and gates cater for increased use / FDC Tree surgery work Upkeep of reserve for habitat Wildlife Trust £7,500 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust at Lattersey LNR management / FDC WHIT10.6 Reedbed Upkeep of reserve for habitat Wildlife Trust £2,500 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust maintenance work management / FDC at Lattersey LNR WHIT10.7 Grass cutting at Upkeep of reserve for habitat Wildlife Trust £2,500 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust Lattersey LNR management / FDC WHIT10.8 Weed control at Upkeep of reserve for habitat Wildlife Trust £3,500 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust Lattersey LNR management / FDC WHIT10.9 Machinery Upkeep of reserve for habitat Wildlife Trust £2,000 Developer / Others Wildlife Trust replacement at management / FDC Lattersey LNR

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments

Other WHIT11.1

Wisbech

Community Facilities WIS1.1 Enhanced library To ensure sufficient facilities are CCC £450,000 Developer / CCC CCC Libraries provision provided for library as a (resources and fit community hub out) also requiring internal modifications to existing building WIS1.2 Community space Space for community Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / CCC / FDC CCC / FDC (430sqm) development/ interaction 2

Education WIS2.1 1FE additional Primary Schools - Demographic CCC Education £6,600,000 Developer / CCC CCC Critical places - Ramnoth Pressures NCC Education Education WIS2.2 1 x 3 FE Primary Primary Schools - Demographic CCC Education £12,000,000 Developer / CCC CCC Critical School – location Pressures NCC Education Education TBC WIS2.3 1FE expansion - Primary Schools - Demographic CCC Education £4,871,000 Developer / CCC CCC Critical Orchards Pressures NCC Education Education WIS2.4 New 1 x 2FE Primary Schools - Demographic CCC Education £8,770,000 Developer / CCC CCC Critical Primary – location Pressures NCC Education Education TBC WIS2.5 8-10 FE Secondary Secondary Schools - CCC Education £42,000,000 Developer / CCC / NCC CCC Critical capacity to serve Demographic Pressures NCC Education Education Location of new March & Wisbech facilities to be

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments (only one facility at determined March OR Wisbech)

Health Facilities WIS3.1 Increase capacity of To ensure sufficient facilities are NHS England TBC Developer / Others NHS England Critical Primary Care provided and CCG and CCG Subject to services through detailed either an expansion evaluation of existing facilities or new provision to replace existing GP surgery buildings

WIS3.2 3 x Dentists To ensure sufficient facilities are Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / Others CCG and NHS Critical provided 2 England Subject to LP13 detailed evaluation WIS3.3 1 x Pharmacy To ensure sufficient facilities are Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / Others CCG and NHS Critical provided 2 England? Subject to LP13 detailed evaluation

Open Space & Recreation WIS4.1 Burcroft Road POS Facilities in need of replacement FDC Leisure £30,000 Developer / Others FDC To include swing – Junior area - - nearing end of life set & install replace all existing climb/slide unit equipment WIS4.2 Wisbech Park - In need of replacement FDC Leisure £20,000 Developer / Others FDC Required within 5- replace climb frame 10 years and slide WIS4.3 Wisbech Park - new Lack of facility FDC Leisure Circa £100,000 Developer / Others FDC Skate Park WIS4.4 Jasmin Close POS - In need of upgrading - FDC Leisure £40,000 Developer / Others FDC Replace swing set,

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments replace all existing approaching end of life install climb/slide equipment unit WIS4.5 Heron Road POS - Needs upgrading FDC Leisure £12,000 Developer / Other FDC Needed within 2-5 Replace swing set years

Transport – Cycle/foot WIS5.1 Walking/cycling To identify the existing Wisbech MTTS £30,000 LSTF / CCC Cambs To be completed audits from NE barriers to walking (WC1) Highways 2015/16 Wisbech to SE and cycling LP15 Wisbech

WIS5.2 Provide improved Improve safety and convenience Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs walking/cycling for cyclists & pedestrians (WC5 – WC9) Highways routes from NE LP15 Wisbech to SE Wisbech WIS5.3 Footpath and Improve access, safety and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs cycleway along the convenience for cyclists & (WC5) Highways line of March- pedestrians LP15 Wisbech railway WIS5.4 Walking/cycling Improve access, safety and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs 3 crossings across route from convenience for cyclists & (WC7) Highways the Agricultural College pedestrians LP15 A1101 identified area/Meadowgate for Lane to town improvement centre WIS5.5 Walking/cycling Improve access, safety and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs route from Port convenience for cyclists & (WC8) Highways Area and Waterlees pedestrians LP15 Ward to town centre WIS5.6 Cycle/walking Improve access, safety and LP15 TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs improvements convenience for cyclists & Highways

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments along Cromwell pedestrians Road /Weasenham Lane, Elm Road, Sandy Lane and Elm High Road WIS5.7 Study for Improve access, safety and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs pedestrian / cycle convenience for cyclists & (WC9) Highways bridge over River pedestrians LP15 Nene WIS5.8 Provision of Improve access, safety and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs pedestrian / cycle convenience for cyclists & (WC9) Highways bridge over River pedestrians LP15 Nene WIS5.9 Assess existing Improve access, safety and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs footpaths for convenience for cyclists & (WC10) Highways shared cycle / pedestrians LP15 pedestrian use WIS5.10 Provide existing Improve access, safety and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs footpaths as shared convenience for cyclists & (WC10) Highways use following pedestrians LP15 assessment WIS5.11 Review cycle Reduce fear of bike theft and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs shelters provision encourage cycle use (WC11) Highways in Wisbech LP15 WIS5.12 Provide cycle Reduce fear of bike theft and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs shelters in Wisbech encourage cycle use (WC11) Highways following review LP15 WIS5.13 Pedestrian crossing Improve safety and convenience Wisbech MTTS £10,000 CCC Cambs Completed in Chapel Road for pedestrians (CCC Delivery Highways Plan) LP15

Transport – Bus WIS6.1 Investigate rural Improve accessibility and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments interchanges (e.g. convenience for all PT users (RA2) Highways at locations such as LP15 Guyhirn) including for buses, community transport and taxi services WIS6.2 Provide rural Improve accessibility and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs interchanges (e.g. convenience for all PT users (RA2) Highways at locations such as LP15 Guyhirn) including for buses, community transport and taxi services WIS6.3 Provide an Improve accessibility and Wisbech MTTS £400,000 Developer funded CCC / FDC / Completed additional bus convenience for all bus users & (PT1) (Tesco) Bus Service in route, linked to the reduce congestion LP8, LP15 operator operation since 66 town bus service May 2015

WIS6.4 Investigate options Improve accessibility and Wisbech MTTS TBC LEP / Developer funded CCC / FDC / In progress – to convenience for all bus users & (PT3) Bus Wisbech Access improve bus reduce congestion LP8, LP15 operator & Study 2015/16 station community facilities and access transport arrangements providers WIS6.5 Improve bus Improve accessibility and Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others CCC / FDC / Dependent on station convenience for all bus users & (PT3) Bus study facilities and access reduce congestion LP8, LP15 operator & arrangements community transport providers WIS6.6 Improve bus stops Enhance journey Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others CCC / FDC / Includes covered throughout the experience and (PT4) Bus waiting, lighting &

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Wisbech area encourage more LP15 operator & RTPI Includes covered people to use services community waiting, lighting & transport RTPI providers

Transport – Rail WIS7.1 Reintroduction of Improve sustainable connectivity FDC Rail £50-75m LEP / Cambs CC LEP / Cambs GRIP 2 Study March to Wisbech Strategy /Network Rail/Rail CC /Network nearing railway line LTTS Operator Rail/Rail completion including new MTTS (PT7) Operator GRIP 3 Study to be Wisbech station LP13, LP15 commissioned Aspirational

Transport - Road WIS8.1 Dualling of A47 Reduce congestion and increase LTTS TBC Highways England Highways Study work between capacity on strategic highway England completed 2014 & Thorney bypass network 2015 and Walton Business case is Highway currently low WIS8.2 Study of options for Provide capacity and improve Wisbech ATS TBC LEP LEP/ CCC / Critical new link road through-town movement Wisbech MTTS FDC Wisbech Access and/or (SH1) Study 2015-16 river crossing to the LP8, LP15 north and west of the town WIS8.3 Provide new link Provide capacity and improve Wisbech ATS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Critical and/or river through-town movement Wisbech MTTS Highways Possible £6.5m via crossing to the (SH1) Wisbech Access north and west of LTTS Study the town LP8, LP15 WIS8.4 Study for Wisbech Reduce congestion and increase Wisbech MTTS TBC LEP FDC/ Cambs Critical A47 junction capacity (SH2) Highways Wisbech Access improvements at LTTS Study 2015-16 Broad End Road

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments WIS8.5 A47 junction Improve safety & capacity - most Wisbech ATS £3m (approx) Developer funded Highways Critical improvements at likely as a new roundabout Wisbech MTTS England / Wisbech Access Broad End Road (SH3) Norfolk Study 2015-16 LP8, LP15 Highways Part of East Wisbech Strategic Allocation – within KLWNBC WIS8.6 A47 junction Improve capacity of roundabout Wisbech ATS £2m (approx) Developer funded Highways Critical improvements at Wisbech MTTS England / Wisbech Access B198 Cromwell (SH3) Cambs Study 2015-16 Road roundabout LP8, LP15 Highways WIS8.7 A47 junction Improve capacity of roundabout Wisbech ATS? TBC Developer funded Highways Critical improvements at Wisbech MTTS England / Wisbech Access B198 Lynn Road (SH3) Norfolk Study 2015-16 roundabout LTTS Highways LP8, LP15 WIS8.8 A47 junction Reduce congestion and increase Wisbech ATS TBC Developer funded Highways Critical improvements at capacity Wisbech MTTS England / Wisbech Access A1101 Elm High (SH3) Norfolk Study 2015-16 Road roundabout LTTS Highways LP8, LP15 WIS8.9 A47 junction Increase capacity Wisbech ATS Up to £16.5m Highways England Highways Feasibility study improvements at Wisbech MTTS England underway A141 / Guyhirn (SH3) Project Roundabout LTTS completion including bridge LP8, LP15 expected 2020 widening WIS8.10 East-West road in Reduce congestion and increase Wisbech ATS £5m (approx) Developer funded Cambs Critical South Wisbech capacity Wisbech MTTS Highways Part of South area – likely (SH5) Wisbech Broad upgrade to LTTS Location – BCP Boleness LP8, LP15 approved April Road/New Bridge 2015 Lane

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments WIS8.11 Update traffic Reduce congestion and increase Wisbech MTTS TBC LEP / CCC / Developer Cambs Wisbech Access modelling studies capacity (SH4) Highways Study 2015-16 to explore options LTTS for improving LP15 movement around Freedom Bridge roundabout including bus station access WIS8.12 Traffic Reduce congestion and improve Wisbech MTTS £ 108,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Commenced but management through- town movement (SH6) Highways not yet completed /signals/UTMC LP15 system at Lynn Road, Churchill Road and Cromwell Road up to Freedom Bridge WIS8.13 Improve HCV route Improve safety, convenience & Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs signage capacity (SH7) Highways LP15 WIS8.14 Feasibility study to Improve safety, convenience & Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs investigate capacity (SH8) Highways establishment of LP15 lorry parks on the edge of Wisbech WIS8.15 Provide lorry Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Dependent on park(s) on the edge (SH8) Highways study of Wisbech LP15 WIS8.16 Study to investigate Improve safety & capacity Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs measures to (LH1) Highways improve traffic flow LP15 and safety on the A1101 Leverington Road

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments WIS8.17 Measures to Improve safety & capacity Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Dependent on improve traffic flow (LH1) Highways investigation and safety on the LP15 A1101 Leverington Road WIS8.18 Study to investigate Improve safety & capacity Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs measures to (LH2) Highways improve traffic LP15 management in the Peatlings Lane and West Parade areas WIS8.19 Measures to Improve safety & capacity Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Dependent on improve traffic (LH2) Highways investigation management in the LP15 Peatlings Lane and West Parade areas WIS8.20 Improve access to Improve safety & access Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs the College of West (LH3) Highways Anglia Isle Campus LP15 WIS8.21 Speed reduction Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs measures around users and residents (LH4) Highways Railway Road, LP15 Fundrey Road, Victoria Road and Queens Road WIS8.22 Parking study - Improve safety, congestion & Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs restricting parking access (LH5) Highways at peak times near LP15 junction of North Brink and Chapel Road WIS8.23 Implement parking Improve safety, congestion & Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Dependent on restrictions at peak access (LH5) Highways study times near junction LP15

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments of North Brink and Chapel Road WIS8.24 Study to consider Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs ‘home zone’ type users and residents (LH6) Highways measures in LP15 Waterlees Ward specifically Bath Road/St Michaels Ave, Ollard Avenue area WIS8.25 Provide ‘home Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Dependent on zone’ type users and residents (LH6) Highways investigation measures in LP15 Waterlees Ward specifically Bath Road/St Michaels Ave, Ollard Avenue area WIS8.26 Investigate Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs introduction of users and children (LH8) Highways advisory 20mph LP15 signage near schools WIS8.27 Provide advisory Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS TBC for each site Developer/CCC/Others Cambs Dependent on 20mph signage users and children (LH8) Highways investigation near schools LP15 WIS8.28 Street Improve safety & convenience Wisbech MTTS £15,000 CCC Cambs Completed management in for all highway users (CCC Delivery Highways Market Place Plan) LP15 WIS8.29 Renew and Improve safety & convenience Wisbech MTTS £25,000 Developer/CCC/Others Cambs For delivery enhance and encourage visitors (CCC Delivery Highways / 2015/16 visitor signing Plan) FDC throughout town LP15

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Wisbech 2020 Project WIS8.30 Bridge Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS £ 500,000 CCC Cambs Started strengthening at users (CCC Delivery Highways Phases 4 Nene Quay Plan) & 5 LP15 WIS8.31 Traffic signal Improve safety & convenience Wisbech MTTS £ 172,000 CCC Cambs replacement at for all highway users (CCC Delivery Highways Churchill Road / Plan) Stermyn Street LP15 WIS8.32 Traffic signal Improve safety & convenience Wisbech MTTS £ 192,000 CCC Cambs replacement Lynn for all highway users (CCC Delivery Highways Road/ Plan) Mountpleasant LP15 Road

Utilities & Flood Risk WIS9.1 New pumping To ensure adequate drainage of North Level IDB TBC Developer / Others North Level Critical station(s) and the site LP8 & LP13 IDB / EA Subject to associated drainage detailed works as part of assessment any large scale expansion in West Wisbech WIS9.2 West Walton To ensure sufficient capacity for WCS Stage 2a TBC Developer / Others Anglian Critical (Wisbech) WRC future growth Water upgrade WIS9.3 Wisbech Sewerage To ensure sufficient capacity for WCS Stage 2a TBC Developer / Others Anglian Critical Network future growth LP8, LP13 Water Improvements WIS9.4 Electricity - To ensure adequate electricity Aecom - Stage TBC Developer / UKPN UK Power Critical upgrade to primary supply for future growth 2 Networks substation 33kV LP13

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments (Wisbech Railway) substation WIS9.5 Superfast To improve internet connections Aecom - Stage TBC Grant Telephone Started Broadband 2 Funding/CCC/Telephone Companies Part of LP13 Companies Connecting Cambridgeshire WIS9.6 Gas - upgrades to Ensure sufficient supplies Aecom - Stage TBC Developer/National National Grid Critical Low and Medium 2 Grid Could be some Pressure systems supply constraints on the Low Pressure and Medium Pressure systems throughout the district WIS9.7 Project Appraisal To ensure adequate flood risk MLC TBC Environment Agency’s Hundred of Dependent on Report (PAR) for protection and drainage of the Flood Defence Grant-in- Wisbech IDB outcome of the South Wisbech site Aid (FDGiA) / MLC / EA planning Broad Location for Growth

Wildlife & Biodiversity WIS10.1 Other WIS11.1

Benwick BEN1.1 Benwick primary Demographic pressures CCC Education £500,000 CCC / Developer CCC Critical school expansion Phasing 2016- 2021 BEN1.2 Refer to relevant Improve safety & convenience Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs transport schemes for all highway users Whittlesey Highways specified above in MTTS

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments the Chatteris and LP15 Whittlesey MTTSs BEN1.3 High Street POS - Needs upgrading FDC Leisure Circa £70,000 Developer / Other FDC Some equipment Junior Play Area - already removed replace all existing Install new equipment swings, multi play, spinners BEN1.4 Mains gas to the Lack of facility Benwick PC TBC Developer / Utility Utility village company company High priority for Benwick PC BEN1.5 Upgrades to Poor facilities at present Benwick PC TBC Developer / Anglian Anglian High priority for current sewage Water Water Benwick PC arrangements BEN1.6 Provision of Lack of facility Benwick PC TBC Developer / Utility Developer / Medium priority sustainable energy company Utility for Benwick PC company BEN1.7 Electricity cables to Improve visual amenity Benwick PC TBC Developer / Utility Developer / Low priority for be placed company Utility Benwick PC underground company BEN1.8 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service CCC

Christchurch CHR1.1 Increased Mobile Lack of coverage at present Christchurch PC TBC Developer / Utility Utility Phone signal within company company the village CHR1.2 Mains Gas into the Lack of facility at present Christchurch PC TBC Developer / Utility Utility village company company CHR1.3 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service CCC

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Church End – see also Parson Drove CE1.1 Traffic Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS £ 8,750 CCC / Developer / Other Cambs calming/speed users and residents LP15 Highways reduction /lighting Through on Main Road, consultation Church End & Nov-Dec 2015 Parson Drove CE1.2 Improvements to Improve safety for all highway Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs Deemed urgent the junction at users and residents PC Highways by Swan Bridge Parson Drove PC CE1.3 Footpaths along Improve safety & convenience Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs Fen Road and for users PC Highways Sealeys Lane CE1.4 Street lighting Improve safety for all highway Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs users and residents PC Highways CE1.5 Improved public Increase availability and Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC / FDC / transport facilities / encourage more use PC Others provision CE1.6 Play equipment for Provide facilities and encourage Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other FDC 6 to 12 year olds on use PC the existing playing field CE1.7 Major Increase availability and Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other Parson Drove refurbishment of encourage more use PC PC existing village hall or new village hall CE1.8 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC CCC To be provided Mobile Library of service with Parson Drove CE1.9 Reduction of speed Improve safety for all highway Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC limit to 20mph users and residents PC outside Alderman Through

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Payne Primary consultation School Nov-Dec 2015 CE1.10 Enhancement of all Provide facilities and encourage Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other FDC sport and leisure use PC facilities including Through external gym consultation Nov-Dec 2015 CE1.11 Fenland Waterways Improve and extend navigation Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other TBC Link opportunities PC CE1.12 More bins and post To increase use of facilities Through TBC FDC/Royal Mail FDC/Royal boxes within the consultation Mail village Nov-Dec 2015 CE1.13 Improvement and Improve drainage Through TBC Developer / CCC / IDB CCC / IDB clearance of consultation existing drainage Nov-Dec 2015 ditches CE1.14 30 mph speed limit Improve safety for all highway Through TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC along length of users and residents consultation Murrow Bank / The Nov-Dec 2015 Bank

Coates CTS1.1 Refer to relevant Improve safety & convenience Whittlesey TBC CCC / Developer Cambs transport schemes for all highway users MTTS Highways specified above in LP15 the Whittlesey MTTS CTS1.2 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service CCC CTS1.3 South Green POS - Needs upgrading FDC Leisure £20,000 Developer / Other FDC Needed within 3-5 Junior Play Area - years replace swing set and surface

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Coldham CLD1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service

Collett’s Bridge

Doddington DOD1.1 Refer to relevant Improve safety & convenience Chatteris MTTS TBC Developer/CCC/Others Cambs transport schemes for all highway users LP15 Highways specified above in the Chatteris MTTS DOD1.2 Replace village Improve safety & convenience Doddington PC £1,200 per column CCC / Developer Cambs street columns for all highway users Highways DOD1.3 New heating Improve use of church Doddington PC £60,000 Developer / Other Doddington system for parish PC church DOD1.4 Repairs/upgrades Improve use of village hall Doddington PC TBC Developer / Other Doddington to the village hall PC DOD1.5 Repairs/upgrades Improve use of Methodist Doddington PC TBC Developer / Other Doddington to the Methodist Church Hall PC Church Hall DOD1.6 Kitchen facilities at Improve use of Parish Church Doddington PC TBC Developer / Other Doddington the Parish Church Hall PC Hall DOD1.7 Rebuilding of Scout Improve use of Scout Hall Doddington PC TBC Developer / Other Doddington Hall, Benwick Road PC DOD1.8 Multi use sports Improve sports use for villagers Doddington PC £50,000 Developer / Other Doddington surface at Benwick PC / FDC Road Recreation

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Ground DOD1.9 Repairs/upgrades Improve use of sports pavilion Doddington PC TBC Developer / Other Doddington to the sports PC pavilion at Benwick Road Recreation Ground DOD1.10 Repairs/upgrades Improve use of sports pavilion Doddington PC TBC Developer / Other Doddington to the sports PC pavilion at Beech Road (Abbey) Recreation Ground DOD1.11 Doddington WRC To ensure sufficient capacity for WCS Stage 2a TBC Developer / Other Anglian Critical Upgrade future growth LP3, LP13 Water DOD1.12 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service

Eastrea EAS1.1 Refer to relevant Improve safety & convenience Whittlesey TBC CCC / Developer Cambs transport schemes for all highway users MTTS Highways specified above in LP15 the Whittlesey MTTS

Elm ELM1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service CCC

Foul Anchor

Friday Bridge

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments FB1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service CCC

Gorefield GOR1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service CCC

Guyhirn GUY1.1 Improvements to Improve use of playing field Wisbech St TBC Developer / Others Wisbech St entrance and Mary PC Mary PC access roadway to Guyhirn Playing Field GUY1.2 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service CCC GUY1.3 Road safety Improve safety & convenience Through TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC measures and 30 for all highway users consultation mph speed limit for Nov-Dec 2015 whole of Gull Road GUY1.4 Public Transport To increase use of services Through TBC Developer / FDC /CCC / CCC / Bus interchange consultation Bus operators operators Nov-Dec 2015 GUY1.5 Road Safety Improve safety & convenience Through TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC measures in the for all highway users consultation village Nov-Dec 2015 GUY1.6 More bins and post To increase use of facilities Through TBC FDC/Royal Mail FDC/Royal boxes within the consultation Mail village Nov-Dec 2015 GUY1.7 Improvement and Improve drainage Through TBC Developer / CCC / IDB CCC / IDB clearance of consultation existing drainage Nov-Dec 2015

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Leverington LEV1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service

Manea MAN1.1 Station car park Improve rail service usage FDC Rail £20,000 (approx)? Developer funded & FDC/Network Detailed scheme upgrades Strategy available Rail/Rail being formulated LTTS Operator LP15 MAN1.2 Station platform To accommodate three / four car FDC Rail TBC FDC/Network Rail/Rail FDC/Network extension trains Strategy Operator Rail/Rail LTTS Operator LP15 MAN1.3 Refer to relevant Improve safety & convenience Chatteris MTTS TBC CCC / Developer Cambs transport schemes for all highway users LP15 Highways specified above in the Chatteris MTTS MAN1.4 Replacement of the In need of replacement Wildlife Trust £30-40,000 TBC Developer / Others Wildlife Trust disabled access boardwalk at Welches Dam MAN1.5 New bird hide at In need of replacement Wildlife Trust £30-40,000 TBC Developer / Others Wildlife Trust Welches Dam MAN1.6 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service MAN1.7 Expansion of Demographic changes from new CCC £1,500,000 Developer/CCC CCC Critical primary school development

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Murrow MUR1.1 Improve and hard Improve safety & convenience Wisbech St TBC Developer / Other Wisbech St surface entrance to for users Mary PC Mary PC Murrow Playing Field MUR1.2 Provide hard Improve safety & convenience Wisbech St TBC Developer / Other Cambs surfacing for two for users Mary PC Highways footpaths between Front Road and Back Road MUR1.3 Road widening, Improve safety for all highway Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs safety measures users and residents PC Highways and footpath on Back Road MUR1.4 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC CCC Mobile Library of service MUR1.5 30 mph speed limit Improve safety for all highway Through TBC Developer / CCC CCC for length of users and residents consultation Murrow Bank Nov-Dec 2015 through Village MUR1.6 Improved street Improve safety for all highway Through TBC Developer / CCC CCC lighting in village users and residents consultation Nov-Dec 2015 MUR1.7 Public transport To increase use of services Parson Drove TBC Developer / FDC /CCC / CCC / Bus interchange at PC Bus operators operators Guyhirn Through consultation Nov-Dec 2015 MUR1.8 More bins and post To increase use of facilities Through TBC FDC/Royal Mail FDC/Royal boxes within the consultation Mail village Nov-Dec 2015 MUR1.9 Improvement and Improve drainage Through TBC Developer / CCC / IDB CCC / IDB clearance of consultation existing drainage Nov-Dec 2015

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Newton NEW1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service

Parson Drove – see also Church End PD1.1 Traffic Improve safety for all highway Wisbech MTTS £ 8,750 CCC / Developer / Other Cambs calming/speed users and residents LP15 Highways reduction /lighting Through on Main Road, consultation Church End & Nov-Dec 2015 Parson Drove PD1.2 Improvements to Improve safety for all highway Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs the junction at users and residents PC Highways Swan Bridge PD1.3 Footpaths along Improve safety & convenience Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs Fen Road and for users PC Highways Sealeys Lane PD1.4 Street lighting Improve safety for all highway Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs users and residents PC Highways PD1.5 Improved public Increase availability and Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC / FDC / transport facilities / encourage more use PC Others provision PD1.6 Play equipment for Provide facilities and encourage Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other FDC 6 to 12 year olds on use PC the existing playing field PD1.7 Major Increase availability and Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other Parson Drove refurbishment of encourage more use PC PC

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments existing village hall or new village hall PD1.8 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC CCC Mobile Library of service PD1.9 Reduction of speed Improve safety for all highway Parson Drove TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC limit to 20mph users and residents PC outside Alderman Through Payne Primary consultation School Nov-Dec 2015 PD1.10 Enhancement of all Provide facilities and encourage Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other FDC sport and leisure use PC facilities including Through external gym consultation Nov-Dec 2015 PD1.11 Fenland Waterways Improve and extend navigation Parson Drove TBC Developer / Other TBC Link opportunities PC PD1.12 More bins and post To increase use of facilities Through TBC FDC/Royal Mail FDC/Royal boxes within the consultation Mail village Nov-Dec 2015 PD1.13 Improvement and Improve drainage Through TBC Developer / CCC / IDB CCC / IDB clearance of consultation existing drainage Nov-Dec 2015 ditches PD1.14 30 mph speed limit Improve safety for all highway Through TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC along length of users and residents consultation Murrow Bank / The Nov-Dec 2015 Bank

Pondersbridge PON1.1 Refer to relevant Improve safety & convenience Whittlesey TBC CCC / Developer Cambs transport schemes for all highway users MTTS Highways specified above in the Whittlesey

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments MTTS

Rings End RE1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service

Turves TUR1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service

Tholomas Drove

Tydd St Giles TStG1.1 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC/ CCC Mobile Library of service

Tydd Gote

Wimblington WIM1.1 Refer to relevant Improve safety & convenience March MTTS TBC CCC / Developer / Other Cambs transport schemes for all highway users LP15 Highways specified above in the March MTTS WIM1.2 Shared foot/cycle Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £200,000 CCC / Developer / Other Cambs To include path on March Rd, for cyclists & pedestrians (C2d) Highways widening of

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments Wimblington LP15 footway, creating between 40mph safer crossing of signs (south of the A141 and r/about) & introducing solar- Honeymead Road, powered stud Wimblington lights on the shared use path WIM1.3 Shared foot/cycle Improve convenience & safety March MTTS £200,000 CCC / Developer / Other Cambs To include path on March for cyclists & pedestrians (C2e) Highways widening of Road, Wimblington LP15 footway, creating between safer crossing of Honeymead Road the A141 and and B1093 Old introducing solar- Station Way powered stud lights on the shared use path WIM1.4 Doddington WRC To ensure sufficient capacity for WCS Stage 2a TBC Developer / Other Anglian Critical Upgrade future growth LP3, LP13 Water WIM1.5 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC CCC Mobile Library of service

Wisbech St Mary WSM1.1 Upgrade two jetties Improve safety & convenience Wisbech St TBC Developer / Other Wisbech St with hard surfacing for users Mary PC Mary PC WSM1.2 Expansion of To increase capacity & frequency Aecom Stage 2 TBC Developer / FDC /CCC CCC Mobile Library of service WSM1.3 Road safety Improve safety for all highway Through TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC measures and 30 users and residents consultation mph speed limit for Nov-Dec 2015 whole of High Road WSM1.4 Road Safety Improve safety & convenience Through TBC CCC / Developer / Other CCC measures in the for all highway users consultation

Ref Description Reason Identified Cost ( approx.) Funding by whom Lead Status & Comments village Nov-Dec 2015 WSM1.5 More bins and post To increase use of facilities Through TBC FDC/Royal Mail FDC/Royal boxes within the consultation Mail village Nov-Dec 2015 WSM1.6 Improvement and Improve drainage Through TBC Developer / CCC / IDB CCC / IDB clearance of consultation existing drainage Nov-Dec 2015 ditches WSM1.7 More play To increase facilities Through TBC Developer / FDC FDC equipment for consultation young adults Nov-Dec 2015 including a skate ramp WSM1.8 Footpath joining Improve safety & convenience Through TBC Developer / CCC / Other CCC Station Road with for highway users and residents consultation High Road Nov-Dec 2015 WSM1.9 Provide footpath Improve safety & convenience Through TBC Developer / CCC / Other CCC between Station for highway users and residents consultation Road / High Road / Nov-Dec 2015 Barton Road junction to the Scout Hut